Buyer Key Tasks and Responsibilities: · Comparing quotes to identify best supplier for each purchase. · Identifying potential suppliers and new products. · Providing prices for all materials included in project plans and drawings. · Contacting a range of suppliers to obtain quotations and agree delivery times. · Assessing the reliability and credentials of the suppliers. · Dealing effectively with challenges with suppliers and flow of materials. · Ensuring compliance with the safety, health, and environmental requirements of materials. · Negotiating and agreeing the most favourable terms possible with suppliers. · Liaising closely with the estimator at the tendering stage to ensure that an accurate project cost is provided. · Providing advice to the project estimator on the predicted cost of individual items. · Preparing and maintaining cost reports in order to maximise efficiency within the business. Qualities and Capabilities Required: · To believe in and uphold our company values. · A competent buyer with a proven track record. Ideally with a Civils/Groundworks background · Previous use of COINS preferable · Excellent skills MS Office especially word and excel. · Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role. · Friendly with good interpersonal skills, able t...