Buyer

Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per year

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an experienced purchasing or buying professional with a proven track record of experience in any area of the construction industry.

Our client is one of the UK’s leading specialist construction and civil engineering contractors, renowned for providing technically advanced and cost-effective design and build solutions. Their reputation is built on engineering excellence and a commitment to continual innovation, backed by a central technical design and engineering resource, they can deliver a full range of techniques. As one of the largest specialist contractors in the industry, they are able to provide clients with a turnkey solution, which is fully supported by their state-of-the-art processes and technologies.

Due to continued growth and the recent award of a number of significant HS2 projects, our client now wished to appoint a Purchasing & Logistics Buyer to join the business in the Midlands office. You will be servicing all aspects of the business throughout the UK from enquiry stage through to on time delivery of materials, plant, resources, labour and equipment.

The Role

* Follow contracts programmes and ensure timely provision of specified equipment and supplies on multiple sites

* Adapt quickly and efficiently to programme requirements

* Ensure arrangements are in place to transport plant and site equipment from and to each project

* Appraise potential suppliers and sub-contractors expedite the QA aspects

* Negotiate on price ethically and appropriately

* Raise and manage purchase orders

* Chase scheduled deliveries by liaising with suppliers

* Track on-hire reports and collection of off-hired items

* Monitor supplier performance

* Update transport ledgers on a weekly basis and assist as appropriate with KPI data

* Keep hired plant location sheets updated on a weekly basis

* Ensure certification of hired plant is up to date, appropriately archived and renewed ahead of expiry dates

* Provide service and support to contracts teams in meeting their needs

* Provide support to Estimators with acquiring quotes, and offering supplier and material recommendations

* Maintain a good relationship with the Plant and Accounts departments, and other internal teams

* Obtain quotes and negotiate prices for goods and services ensuring value for money

* Ensure delivery of goods and services within budget on each project

* Check and manage invoices, whilst maintaining and adhering to internal procedures

The Person

* Good commercial awareness and be organised by nature

* Able to use own initiative

* Confident, and have excellent, assured communication skills both verbally and written

* Excellent IT skills

* 3-5 years’ experience in a construction purchasing or buying environment

* Well organised and efficient

* Self-sufficient with minimal supervision required

* Possess good negotiating skills

* To have an ability to meet deadlines and work on your own initiative

* Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

* Flexible in being able to undertake different tasks

An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with security of work given the company’s commitment to growth and a forward order workload.