Senior Buyer ​/ Procurement Manager Construction & Refurbishment

Location: London South East

P J Harte, a 50-year-established family-run Building Refurbishment Contractor is looking for a Senior Buyer to join their head office in Hither Green London SE13, to manage and process the procurement of construction based materials, hired in plant and services for the company.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Managing the buying department including a buyer and part time yard assistant.
Sourcing and ordering materials, hired in plant and site service
Logistical planning of deliveries and services to accommodate the site management teams
Identifying and negotiating cost-reduction opportunities within our supply chain.
Source new suppliers and maintain our existing suppliers and sub contractors data base.
Working closely with our other buyer(s) to manage and process the day-to-day order process.
Work with our Estimating Department arranging material, site services and subcontract costs for tenders.
Arranging reports and information from suppliers to assist in carbon and waste reporting.
We are looking for a Buyer who:
Has experience in procurement of site based materials, plant and services.
Has a strong background in construction with a good knowledge of refurbishment based materials and trades.
Has experience with logistical planning and just in time deliveries.
Is organised, motivated, reliable, able to self manage, lead a team and work well with others
Has a keen commercial business sense
Has ideally achieved or is working toward CIPS level 4 or equivalent qualification/experience.
Has good computer skills and experience with excel and business management software.
The position on offer provides the candidate with an opportunity to take ownership and develop the functions within the Buyer Department.
Established in 1974, P J Harte Ltd is a family run building contractor, specialising in high end refurbishment works for a variety of clients within London including many of the Great Estates.
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