Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Department: Commercial

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Slough, Berkshire

Responsible for procurement of construction materials and plant for regional sites. Ensuring that quality materials are obtained in a timely fashion and achieving best value.

• Sending out enquiries from drawing issues and monitoring of Procurement Schedules to meet dates required.
• Chasing of quotes from enquiries out to ensure dates met.
• Placing of orders and chasing of drawings/schedules for issue to technical for approval.
• Production of materials based budgets for relevant site/phase ( element of sub-contract with window/door/curtain walling and structural steelwork).
• Produce quote comparisons and tender review documents on large orders for sign off.
• Produce sub-contract documents for sign off and to allow issue of Call off Contract/PSI (Project Specific Instruction) - Note only for sub-contract elements listed above.
• Monthly issue of cost reports for consultation with Commercial Director.
• Taking off of materials for enquiries out/order placing.
• Resolving of invoice queries relevant to buyer role/site.
• Attendance to sites within own buying responsibility, for Production/Project meetings on a weekly/fortnightly basis.
• Ensure close out of issues, relevant information/achieved actions from meetings.
• Meeting suppliers on site/ in office for problem solving/supply issues/product issues.
• Develop material reviews for value engineering.
• Close liaison with Technical Department to ensure materials specification and approvals.

Technical

Competencies:

• Construction supply chain or property experience preferred.
• Ability to work on own initiative and generate solutions.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings desirable.
• Highly IT literate, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Person Specification:

• Enthusiastic approach with the ability to work both on own initiative and within a committed team.
• Confident and adaptable.
• Flexible approach.
• Team player.

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.