Senior Buyer

Excellent opportunity to step up into a Senior Buyer to be part of a procurement team operating in the Construction and Infrastructure sectors.

Location: - Northampton

Role Description:

The Resolute Group is working in partnership with a Tier 1 contractor looking to expand its procurement team by recruiting a Senior Buyer on a permanent basis. As a Senior Buyer, you will be procuring materials, plant, goods and services in accordance with the approved company procedures.

The role requires the successful candidate to be forward-thinking, dynamic and have strong communication/negotiation skills and a background within the Construction / Infrastructure sector. Your remit will be to drive the best value in terms of cost, quality and service from suppliers throughout the life cycle of each project. This is not a major projects team so you will be interfacing on multiple live and tender projects simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities (day to day):

• Managing the buying team offering advice and support to the buyers to ensure processes are followed and best practice is shared.
• Organising deliveries of materials and equipment with the relevant Contracts Manager to confirm locations, timeframes, and budgets.
• Negotiating terms with suppliers such as unit price, delivery charges, rebates and credit terms.
• Highlighting any concerns or delays over material lead times to the relevant Contracts Managers and Senior Management where necessary.
• Identifying opportunities to bring on new suppliers to maximise value, improve coverage, deliver better service and reduce lead times.

This role is based 5 days a week in the office, hence a great opportunity for a Buyer to step up into a Senior Buyer and gain leadership mentoring from the Directors in the business.

Required Experience:

• Ideally CIPS qualified or working towards it.
• Working in the construction/Infrastructure sector ideally with a Sub or Main contractor as development is provided to upskill you into a Senior Buyer.
• Based in the Northampton office 5 days a week (Monday to Friday).
• Full Driving licence.

PLEASE NOTE:

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply via this link or contact Phil Crew via LinkedIn or call The Resolute Group on 01332 653 911.

All correspondence will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.