Senior Buyer
Plymouth
Devon
Up to 65000

A leading UK Infrastructure and Civils based contractor has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join their team in the South West. This company has a very large project pipeline across the South West and is looking for a Senior Buyer to join their team and assist the procurement for what is set to be a very busy period.

Overall role:-

To establish, maintain and improve the control and effectiveness of the buying function in line with Company policy and Business objectives.

Develop bid list and complete due diligence of proposed Subcontractors for associated Tender/Procurement packages for sign of by Project Team and Procurement Manager
Develop Tender/Project Procurement Strategy in collaboration with the Project Team, identifying risk and opportunities and leveraging to obtain best value.
Develop and Manage in collaboration with the Project Team, the Tender/Project Procurement Schedule
Collate Tender/Project sub-contract and materials enquiries for assessment and use by Estimator/ Site Management team.
Manage the return of timely quotations, complete full best value analysis and propose recommendation in conjunction with Project Team for approval.
Lead package negotiations with supply chain
Arrange and lead Supplier/Subcontractor meetings incl mid-tender, post tender and final negotiation meetings.
Arrange and chair Pre-let Meeting prior to Subcontract award.
Internal Governance checks , ensuring the correct use of documents (i.e order templates, REQ forms etc.)
Chair regular Project Procurement reviews for both Subcontract Packages and Materials ensuring completeness of programme dates, Tender allowances, order values and meeting notes/actions
Support Projects ensuring Subcontract/Supplier performance meets their requirements and act as mediator to help deliver a positive outcome should a Supply Chain dispute arise
New Supplier/Subcontractor onboarding including all due diligence

You will require:

Minimum 5 years working in Procurement
Holding or working towards a CIPS Professional Qualification

Technical ability:

Demonstrate sound knowledge of Civils/Construction industry and Procurement experience in subcontract and supplier markets in Construction sector

Be computer literate and able to work with words. Excel Teams plus bespoke accounting, database and document storage packages.
Competent Sub-contract knowledge of different type of forms of Contract
Extensive knowledge of trades and materials in Civil Engineering
Good commercial and analytical skills with proven capability of managing workload proficiently
Excellent communication and negotiations and work under pressure to tight deadlines.

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