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Senior Buyer, West Midlands, West Midlands
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Location:
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
5
Posted:
07.07.2025
Expiry Date:
21.08.2025
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Job Description:
Linum Consult’s client is a leading specialist civil engineering subcontractor. Due to exceptional growth across the UK, they are urgently seeking a Senior Buyer with experience within the UK civil engineering market, to join their team in the West Midlands.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Collaborating with internal teams and project staff to forecast procurement needs, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines
* Providing strategic input in tenders and estimates, identifying cost-saving opportunities and procurement risks
* Leading the sourcing for high-value, high-risk requirements
* Issuing RFQs as per specifications and contracts
* Evaluating supplier quotes considering value, framework agreements, and strategic spends
* Negotiating and finalising procurement agreements, ensuring value and compliance
* Generating accurate purchase orders in the finance system
* Ensuring procurement complies with policies, QSE standards, ethics, and governance
PROFILE
* Around 10 years’ experience in procurement operations, supplier coordination, and contract management working in a Buyer role, ideally within the civil engineering industry
* Ideally have CIPS Level 3 or NVQ equivalent
* Strong background of working across departments to support project needs, manage purchasing processes, and maintain compliance with internal procedures and industry standards
* Good history of handling sourcing, cost tracking, supplier onboarding, and day-to-day procurement activities
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with suppliers, subcontractors, and clients
* The right to live and work in the UK, with a valid UK driving license
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