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Assistant Buyer
HARRON HOMES LIMITED
Barlborough
On-site
GBP 25,000 - 45,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking a motivated Assistant Buyer to streamline procurement processes across multiple sites. This role involves collaborating with innovative suppliers to achieve cost savings while ensuring timely delivery of materials. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in negotiating prices, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring quality standards are met. With a competitive salary and attractive benefits, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team in the construction sector. If you are a skilled negotiator with a keen eye for detail, this could be the perfect fit for you.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in a procurement environment is essential.
- Ability to read and understand specifications and working drawings.
Responsibilities
- Assist in growing the supply chain with innovative suppliers.
- Manage procurement of specific sites from start to finish.
- Monitor supplier performance and manage issues effectively.
Skills
Education
Job description
Key Purpose of Role - Assistant Buyer
To deliver a full procurement process to all sites within the required deadlines and on budget.
- To assist in growing the supply chain with new innovative suppliers offering savings.
- Purchase of materials in line with site specification and development drawings.
- Effectively influence construction to minimise cost/spends.
- Reduce construction overheads by either re-negotiating rates or eliminating material wastage.
- To assist in managing the integration of material specification change.
- Manage procurement of specific sites - cradle to grave.
- To assist with price negotiation with all suppliers; influence reductions and advise on potential increases.
- To ensure invoice queries are completed for month end.
- To assist in monitoring supplier performance and effectively manage issues.
- Compile site comparisons for each site, request further discount and FOC items to make suppliers more appealing.
- Planning and scheduling material deliveries for new sites.
- Monitor material quality and feedback to suppliers.
- Procure new products and rebate reclamation.
ONC, HNC (or equivalent) OR Qualified by experience
HND (desirable)
Experienced in procurement environment.
- Literacy and numerical skills.
- Demonstrates sound decision making and commercial awareness skills.
- Ability to read and understand specifications / working drawings.
- Understanding fully the build process and material timeline delivery.
- Good time management skills.
- Commercial awareness.
Good negotiator, excellent communicator, and highly motivated.
- Competitive Salary
- Car Allowance
- Annual Bonus
- Life Assurance
- 25 Days Holiday, plus bank holidays
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