Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

About The Role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Beatty’s UKCS Regional Civils team as a Buyer based from our Leeds office, and build something to be proud of.

• Preparation of invitation to tenders and requests for quotations for subcontract, materials and service requirements.
• Carrying out due diligence and commercial checks for supply partners.
• Complete a full evaluation of tender responses and compile award recommendations for approval.
• Ensure that contract requirements are met and high quality, value for money contracts are negotiated to deliver efficiencies and saving targets.
• Establish long-term relationships with the supply chain focusing on value for money, service and product quality and continuous improvement to drive competitive advantage for Balfour Beatty.
• Manage supply chain performance and provide regular reports to include performance development plans as required.
• Monitor the supply market to identify potential new suppliers and products and lead meetings with suppliers to understand their products.
• Understand the supplier market, keeping abreast of market developments, demand trends and risks.
• Work cross-functionally with all departments to drive and deliver HSEQ+S principles and commercial objectives.
• Ensure strict compliance with processes and procedures and ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Provide procurement support for work-winning opportunities for the business unit.
• Focus on exceeding minimum service expectations by delivering an agile, value adding service with a deep understanding of the customer’s requirements, technical competence, functional knowledge and process efficiency.
• Establish performance-led, long-term supplier relationships focusing on value for money, service & product quality, social value and continuous improvement to drive competitive advantage.
• Support the delivery of sustainable procurement and the social value plan.

• Previous experience of procurement and supply chain management processes within a construction, or a related sector.
• Organised and an understanding of procurement compliance, commercial awareness, a measured approach to decision making, and the ability to ensure best value procurement.
• The ability to adopt a pragmatic, yet disciplined approach to process compliance. Experience of Oracle R12 would be an advantage.
• MCIPS or equivalent preferred.
• Well-developed negotiation skills are essential, along with experience of running tenders and negotiating complex deals of high value/business impact, with a track record of delivering value.
• Experience in category management, SRM and SPM is desirable.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner’s leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

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