Buyer

Buyer

Walsall

The Role:

As a buyer, you will be responsible for providing our nationwide delivery teams with a company-compliant professional material supply service whilst working with and supporting other business needs.

You will be communicating with internal business units, external suppliers, trade bodies and associations to achieve the best value on goods and services whilst being mindful of where materials are coming from within the supply chain, and ensuring the company continues to source ethically and sustainably.

The successful candidate will be joining a team which is at the front end of developing the company’s Social Value and Sustainability objectives, giving you a great opportunity to play a key role in enforcing those goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Buying Tasks

• Procuring construction materials and related services across all operational sectors. Carrying out supplier selection, evaluating quotations, and negotiating prices and logistics.
• Proactively identifying market trends, product and industry developments and supply chain innovations through the engagement of external partners, leading as directed by the Senior Buyer on any specific commodity or category.
• Providing commercial assistance on the contracts you are procuring for.
• Working with and supporting internal business needs regarding commercial and product awareness at all stages of the construction process, ensuring that we jointly deliver major programme requirements.
• Ensuring continuous communication with other team members to review contract progress and address associated issues immediately.
• Maintaining full knowledge and understanding of purchasing strategy and processes to ensure a professional and auditable procurement contract is in place.

Knowledge and experience:

• Relevant experience in a similar role, ideally within the Rail or construction/engineering industry
• Experienced negotiator, with the ability to establish long-term relationships and an engaged, collaborative supply chain
• Demonstrable commercial awareness, with the ability to control and monitor budgets
• Finely tuned communication skills regarding engaging with external and internal parties including a confident and professional telephone manner
• Excellent computer literacy with experience using Microsoft office packages and in-house purchasing systems.

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• CIPS qualification or working towards CIPS
• Relevant degree or demonstrable equivalent experience
• IT literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office package
• Full UK driving licence