Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Location:
Rickmansworth
Business Unit: Environment

Galliford Try is one of the UK's most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in. As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.5 billion and employ over 3,500 people across four successful divisions:
Building, Infrastructure, Environment and Specialist Services. As one of the UK's leading principal contractors, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects, offering stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long-held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

Our Environment Division delivers critical infrastructure projects that help improve communities, protect natural resources and support the UK's environmental ambitions. Working in partnership with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders, we deliver innovative and sustainable solutions across the water and environmental sectors.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Procurement team.

In this role, you will be responsible for the procurement of products, materials and subcontract services across projects and programmes of work. You will play a crucial role in supporting successful project delivery through the effective coordination of designers, clients, supply chain partners and internal delivery teams.

Working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, you will help ensure the most cost-effective and efficient procurement solutions are secured while maintaining quality, compliance and programme requirements.

As a Senior Buyer, you will:

• Develop, agree and issue procurement plans for projects and programmes of work.
• Carry out supplier and subcontractor pre-qualification assessments.
• Prepare scopes of work for products, materials and subcontract services.
• Prepare and issue invitation to tender (ITT) documentation following receipt of authorised requisitions.
• Undertake commercial and technical bid evaluations to identify the most appropriate suppliers and subcontractors.
• Create, approve and issue purchase orders and subcontract agreements.
• Manage and expedite the delivery of products and subcontract services to meet programme requirements.
• Monitor and report procurement performance against project budgets.
• Support pre-construction teams through a structured procurement approach during bid stages.
• Ensure effective use of Galliford Try's supplier approval and performance management processes.
• Manage and resolve supplier performance issues and commercial disputes.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to drive value and cost efficiencies.
• Identify, capture and share procurement best practice across the business.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and support to members of the wider procurement team.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of goods, materials and services on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.

We are looking for a commercially minded procurement professional with strong supplier management and negotiation skills, who thrives in a collaborative project environment.

• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
  
  High levels of energy, enthusiasm and motivation.
• Excellent organisational skills…