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Buyer
Job summary
A construction firm in the UK is seeking a Buyer to obtain competitive quotations for materials and services. Responsibilities include managing supplier performance, conducting cost analysis, and assisting in training team members. Ideal candidates should have proven purchasing experience in construction, time management, and data analysis skills. A full driving license or suitable travel arrangements is required for this role.
Qualifications
- Proven experience of Purchasing, preferably within the construction industry.
- Full driving license or suitable travel arrangements.
Responsibilities
- Assist QHSE with supplier audits.
- Ensure only suppliers with commercial trading terms are utilised.
- Maintain regular communication with all internal departments.
- Send material enquiries to potential suppliers and analyse quotes.
- Provide advice to the project estimator on predicted costs.
- Place orders for materials and services.
- Extract global material order requirements from tender information.
- Assist the Senior Buyer with cost analysis and reporting.
- Arrange transfer of materials/plant between sites.
- Provide cover for the Senior Buyer when absent.
- Consolidate purchases to achieve economic benefit.
- Provide market competitive procurement solutions.
- Distribute copy orders and information to sites.
- Assist in training and development of team members.
Skills
The role of Buyer involves obtaining competitive quotations for construction materials, plant & services. Reporting to the Procurement Manager regarding all aspects of scheduling, managing supplier performance, raising purchase orders, producing cost analysis & expediting deliveries.
- Assist QHSE with supplier audits
- Ensure only suppliers with commercial trading terms are utilised, when time constraints allow.
- Maintain regular communication with all internal departments, in particular Contracts & Estimating.
- Send material enquiries included in project plans, specifications and drawings to a range of potential suppliers, collate & analyse quotes for contracts & tenders.
- Providing advice to the project estimator on the predicted cost of individual items.
- Place orders for materials, services, plant & equipment from procurement schedules.
- Extract global material order requirements from tender information
- Assist the Senior Buyer with cost analysis, reporting & scheduling.
- Arrange transfer of material/plant between sites/head office when necessary.
- Provide cover for the Senior Buyer when they are absent.
- Consolidate purchases to achieve economic benefit.
- Provide market competitive procurement solutions for the Company which demonstrate best overall value for money
- Distributing copy orders & information to sites & others.
- Assist in the training and development of team members, including apprentices.
Skills & Knowledge
- Time management
- Material specifications
- Data analysis and reporting
- Compliance with QHSE legislation
- Understanding of the certified management systems ISO 9001 -2015, ISO 14001- 2015 & ISO 45001, - 2018
- Understanding of FSC&PEFC chain of custody management systems.
- Proven experience of Purchasing, preferably within the construction industry.
- Full driving license or suitable travel arrangements
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