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AR Resourcing Group Ltd

Rotherham

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GBP 10,000 - 40,000

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated procurement professional to join their northern buying team. This newly created position offers the chance to enhance procurement processes across various regional projects in construction and infrastructure. You'll be responsible for managing materials procurement, ensuring quality and efficiency in operations. The role requires a strong background in procurement, ideally within a reputable contractor or subcontractor environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and supportive team, contributing to major infrastructure projects that support the UK's energy transition.

Qualifications

  • Experience in materials procurement for construction and infrastructure projects.
  • Ability to manage supplier relationships and negotiate contracts.

Responsibilities

  • Manage procurement of materials and plants for regional projects.
  • Identify candidates with multi-project procurement experience.

Skills

Procurement

Construction Management

Project Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Professional Procurement Qualification

Tools

Procurement Software

Project Management Tools

Job description

Client Relationship
Preferred supplier for over 10 years

Time to Fill: 8 weeks 1 day from award to verbal offer acceptance.

Here's what our client said...

This was the first time I worked with Adam and his team and was really impressed with the services provided. Due to an internal development, we had to slightly amend the candidate brief... they quickly reapplied themselves to the search and provided a good selection of candidates to interview.

About the Client

Summary

  • Taylor Woodrow, part of Vinci Construction, supports the UK’s energy transition, delivers improvements to the highways network, and enhances rail infrastructure. It has a strong regional presence of local people bringing local solutions, that underpins its ability to deliver major new infrastructure projects requiring complex engineering solutions.

Size

  • Turnover: £319m; Employees: 520; Established: 1921.
About the Job

Reason for Vacancy

  • A newly created position to help strengthen the northern buying team, following a restructure of the Taylor Woodrow, Eurovia Contracting North, South, and SWH Contracting businesses.

Key Responsibilities

  • Delivery of materials and plant procurement across regional projects.
  • Operational procurement professionals from any reputable main contractor or subcontractor, who can commute weekly to Rotherham.
  • Candidates needed good direct materials procurement experience for construction, infrastructure, or engineering projects.
  • Identifying candidates with multi-project procurement experience from relevant contractors in a challenging location.
Our Approach

We provided our Plan 3, Contingent recruitment service, and worked alongside other agencies to identify, qualify, and present suitable candidates.

Clients choosing this product receive the following level of service:

Candidate Interview

  • Approach candidates electronically first, phone second.
  • Qualify candidates against key competencies.

Search Depth

  • Recently registered candidates contacted from our database network.
  • Advertise on our Job Alerts candidate email, website, LinkedIn feed, and job boards.

CV Format

  • Client Selection Criteria, Risks, and Assessment of Suitability.
  • Job function dedicated Account Manager.

Shortlist Timescale

  • Within 1 week.
In Summary

Shortlisted

  • 4 CVs shortlisted within a week.

Interviewed

  • 4 candidates interviewed (alongside candidates from other agencies), 2 candidates invited back for final interview.

Offered

  • Preferred candidate successfully offered and appointed.

We recently engaged with AR Resourcing for the recruitment of key procurement roles at various site locations. Dan worked tirelessly in shortlisting good candidates resulting in the placement of two promising new employees.

AR Resourcing Group Ltd, First Floor, Unit 10, Escrick Business Park, York, YO19 6FD
Registered in England & Wales, No. 7265109, VAT Reg. 107 4139 38 | Privacy

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