Senior Buyer

Kier Group plc; Rushden; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in England is looking for a Senior Buyer to manage procurement and supplier relationships within their Strategic Projects Business. The role includes engaging in design meetings, managing requisitions and orders, and ensuring compliance with procurement standards. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication and IT skills, along with experience in main contracting and subcontract buying. This full-time position is based in Rushden with flexible working options available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient IT skills, particularly in e-tendering systems.
• Experience with main contracting and subcontract buying.

Responsibilities

• Engage in pre and post-contract procurement activities.
• Ensure compliance with Kier procurement standards.
• Lead tendering processes and manage supplier agreements.
• Identify risks and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Provide procurement training and support site teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Experience with e-tendering systems

Previous experience working for a Main Contractor

Previous Sub-Contract buying experience

Job description

We're looking for a number of Senior Buyer's to join our Strategic Projects Business at Kier Group.

Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire.

Hours: Full Time, Permanent. Flexible working options available.

These roles will be joining Major Projects in the East Midlands area but can initially be based out of our Rushden offices.

What will you be tasked with?

The Senior Buyer will be involved in the following key areas:

• Pre & Post-ContractProcurement – Engage in design meetings, product selection, supply chain development, and cost certainty pre-construction. Manage requisitions, orders, supplier evaluations, and tracking post-contract.
• Procurement Process & Compliance – Ensure adherence to Kier procurement standards (CS3 & KCSP), maintain procurement filing structures, and develop subcontract documentation.
• Tendering & Supplier Management – lead the way on the tendering processes, negotiate and place subcontract orders, compare tender returns, and oversee subcontractor agreements and performance.
• RiskManagement & Value Engineering – Identify risks, implement mitigation strategies, and drive cost-saving initiatives through value engineering.
• Training, Guidance & SystemManagement – Provide procurement training, support site teams in Kier and Oracle systems, and ensure efficient use of purchasing platforms.

What are we looking for?

In a Senior Buyer we would like you to demonstrate:

• Excellentcommunication skills– both oral and written.
• Excellent IT skills – experience ofe-tendering systems
• Previous experience working for a Main Contractor
• Previous Sub-Contract buying experience

We're all about finding potential here atKier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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