About the role
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Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17km of complex Highways construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme-wide, industry leading approach to carbon reduction.
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.
The Senior Buyer, as part of the wider Procurement Function, will be expected to work with other members of the LTC Project team to ensure the delivery of the LTC Procurement Strategy as well as delivering Procurement activity which is conducted in line with the Main Contract requirements, business objectives, strategy and processes.
What you'll be doing
* Supporting the procurement and estimating and commercial teams with tendering, market analysis, supplier selection, risk and opportunity assessments, forecasting requirements
* Carrying out the procurement process for complex packages in accordance with LTC procurement & supply chain management strategy in relation to the following:
o Preparation of request for proposals and quotations
o Preparation and Issuing of ITT Documentation
o Evaluation and analysis of supplier responses (both quantitative and qualitative)
o Assessing value (using Most Economically Advantageous Tender or Social Value evaluation techniques)
o Carrying out commercial checks for suppliers and past performance
o Conducting negotiations to enable the shortlisting of suppliers
o Make shortlist recommendations to the Procurement Manager and project team, highlighting distinguishing factors between suppliers and the rationale behind recommendations
o Conducting final negotiations with selected suppliers in order to enable the preparation of contracts/orders and compliance with BBV procurement governance
o Provide supervision to Direct reports including buyers / graduate buyers in relation to procurement process activities assigned to them (as per stages detailed above)
o Provide regular reports on procurement and supplier performance
o Monitor the supply market to identify potential new suppliers and products and meet with suppliers to understand their products
o Understand the supplier market, keeping abreast of market developments, demand trends and risks
Who we're looking for
* Substantial experience of complex procurement processes within a construction related environment
* Proven track record in managing supplier relationships, negotiation and process compliance
* The ability to adopt a pragmatic, yet disciplined approach to process compliance
* Stakeholder management skills
* Customer focussed
* Demonstrates excellent written and verbal skills
* Knowledge of procurement ERP and e-tendering systems (e.g. Oracle, Jaggaer or similar)
* Supply Chain Management Experience
* Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
* The following qualities/experience are desirable:
* An understanding of legal frameworks and contract law (NEC)
* MCIPS qualification or degree or similar equivalent (or working towards)
Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.
An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate:
* An attractive / negotiated salary
* 42 core base hours per week
* 25 days annual leave
* Pension savings schemes
* A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
* Refer a friend bonus scheme
* Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
About us
Balfour Beattys Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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