Job Description
Senior Buyer (Infrastructure) | Main Contractor | Permanent
This is not the sort of role where you just sit back and process orders. You will be right in the thick of it, working with site teams, commercial, pre-con, suppliers – making sure materials arrive when they should, at the right price without hassle.
The Senior Buyer will need to have experience operating across infrastructure, RC Frames and groundworks – aggregates, drainage, concrete and reinforcements are not something you can blag. You will need to know your way around.
The Senior Buyer will be:
* Sourcing and procuring materials across multiple live projects
* Managing supplier relationships (and not just when things go t*ts up)
* Negotiating - not just knocking a few quid off and calling it a win
* Keeping everything moving through COINS (or similar systems)
* Making sure sites get what they need, when they need it
It’s a role for someone who’s organised, commercial, and can hold their own with both suppliers and site teams.
Not someone who needs chasing.
What really matters:
* Solid experience buying within civils / RC frames / groundworks
* Strong material knowledge - you know what things are and where to get them
* Comfortable working at pace without things slipping
* COINS experience would be ideal (not essential)
* Someone who takes a bit of pride in doing the job properly
There’s a load of good people here, a strong pipeline of work, and a team that actually values the buying function and relies on it to perform.
If you’re doing this job already and feel like you’re going through the motions a bit… this might be worth a look.
Apply now or contact Ricki for more.