Assistant Buyer / Sub Contract Coordinator

Skanska; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking an Assistant Buyer and Sub Contract Coordinator in Watford. The role involves supporting the procurement team with order administration, managing supply chain insurance, and ensuring timely project completion. Ideal candidates should be computer literate with administrative experience, and a dynamic self-starter capable of working independently. Join a diverse team committed to building a better society.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles, preferably in construction or facilities environment.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work accurately within agreed timescales.
• Dynamic self-starter capable of independent work.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement team with orders using Oracle.
• Manage supply chain insurance policies and certificates.
• Collect and provide data for project and department reports.

Skills

Computer literacy in Word & Excel

Administrative experience in construction

Ability to work independently

Relationship building at all levels

Tools

Oracle systems

Salesforce

Docusign

Job description

Assistant Buyer / Sub Contract coordinator

General information

City/town:

Hertfordshire

Job field:

Other Operations

Friday, February 20, 2026

Type of contract:

Fixed term

ID:

5916

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an

inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Skanska, one of the world’s largest development and construction companies, dates back 135 years and had a 2021 revenue of around £12.5 billion. We have 3,300 experts in the UK alone, could joining us be your next career move?

Our Building Services team are looking for an Assistant Buyer & Sub Contract Co-ordinator to join the team at our head office in Leavesden.

The purpose of the role will be to provide an effective and comprehensive supply chain co-ordination and administration service to the Procurement Department, and associated project and bidding teams.

What you’ll do:

• Support the procurement team in preparation and administration of orders through Oracle.
• Manage and monitor supply chain insurance policies / certificates, create central register for tracking.
• Record, issue and collect returns for construction contracts issued to supply chain.
• Record and monitor supply chain KPI’s for reporting to procurement team. Organise and support the issue of any 360 KPI’ requirements.
• Record, issue and monitor PPQ requirements and liaise with relevant parties for approval.
• Assist in the collection and provision of data to inform project/department reports, KPI’s and dashboard.
• Liaise with project teams to ensure their timely completion.
• Carry out supply chain relationship tracking, co-ordination, and records (SRM through Salesforce or other).
• Support the procurement team through valued project visits to determine and understand supply chain requirements and knowledge.

What you’ll achieve:

• Timely issue of orders (received/issued).
• Currency of order register.
• Coverage and currency of supply chain insurance policies.
• Timely issue of project/department reports, KPI’s and dashboard.
• Currency of workload tracking document.
• Currency of SRM records (Salesforce or other).

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Computer literate in word & excel, Docusign and purchasing (Oracle) systems.
• Administrative experience, preferably in construction or facilities environment.
• Ability to work accurately to agreed timescales and location prioritising workload as required.
• Self-starter, dynamic with ability to work independently.
• Can build relationships at all levels.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.