Overview
Buildings and Construction UK Buyer
Location: Broughton – minimum 3 days a week in the office, Tuesday and Thursday mandatory
Contract: Until 31/12/2026 (with potential extension)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Pay Rate: Scaled pay depending on experience around £28-30ph PAYE
Security Clearance: BPSS
Travel: Potential for travel to other UK sites (limited)
About the Role
Join our Procurement team as a Buildings and Construction UK Buyer, supporting strategic procurement activities within the Buildings UK team. You\'ll work on multi-divisional and international projects, ensuring the delivery of goods and services that meet requirements and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Implement procurement strategies defined by Commodity Procurement Management and Project Multi-Functional Teams (MFT).
* Manage procurement projects and tenders with multi-divisional and international scope, including Building sub-commodity PJRB.
* Develop and maintain an efficient supply chain to deliver goods/services in line with contractual terms (cost, time, quality).
* Secure long-term alignment of the preferred supplier base with strategic needs.
* Maintain continuous commercial relationships with suppliers, protecting the firm from contractual risks.
* Conduct procurement processes in compliance with General Procurement procedures and guidelines.
* Deliver on initiatives contributing to Savings Programmes through requirements harmonisation, specification challenge, volume aggregation, and demand control.
* Lead cross-functional project teams for national and international procurement projects.
* Negotiate, establish, and implement national & international frame contracts.
* Monitor and review contracts, evaluate supplier performance, and initiate recovery actions when necessary.
* Provide rules and process information to Business Operations for correct execution of transactional procurement activities.
* Participate in defining procurement strategies through benchmarking, costing, and "make or buy" analysis.
* Contribute to the implementation of new procurement techniques (e.g., e-procurement, e-catalogues).
* Monitor savings linked to demand management and procurement performance.
Additional Information
* Support long-term projects, including new initiatives in Belfast.
* Contribute to sourcing activities, manage tendering and contract negotiation to achieve optimal purchasing conditions.
* Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and running projects to optimize customer value and minimize total cost of ownership and risks.
* Work closely with Multifunctional/Multidivisional teams throughout the tendering, contracting, and contract life cycle phases.
About You
* Experience in procurement within construction or manufacturing industries is highly desirable.
* Strong negotiation, supplier management, and contract management skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional and multi-divisional teams.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* No mandatory qualifications required; relevant experience is valued.
What We Offer
* Competitive hourly rates.
* Long-term contract with potential for extension.
* Opportunity to work on high-profile projects within a leading aerospace company.
* Dynamic and collaborative team environment.
Apply now!
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