Job Description
Piccadilly Construction, our in-house Contraction Management Team, is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Buyer/Assistant Buyer to assist with the purchasing and procurement. This role requires someone to assist the Procurement Manager in the buying arrangements in respect of our construction and maintenance activities.
1. Negotiate the best possible supply chain arrangements with key materials suppliers.
2. Develop long-term strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure economies of scale are maximized.
3. Schedule and place material and plant orders optimizing cost and quality
4. Check Architects/Engineers drawings for discrepancies and compliance with the required material specification. Thereafter resolving any queries with the relevant consultants/architects team
5. Produce material cost schedules and budgets for new projects and monitor material costs to ensure budgets are not exceeded
6. Produce schedules for material enquiries, sending to suppliers for costing and assessing quotations and supplier's schedules to ensure they are correct
7. Project and report material cost increases as they arise
8. Resolve invoice queries with the accounts team
9. Carry out material on site checks and produce reports as required
10. Attend sites frequently to ensure there are no problems wit...