Buyer (Construction

Are you an experienced procurement, purchasing, sourcing or buying professional looking to drive commercial value and support strategic sourcing initiatives? Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.

In this role, you will support the delivery of procurement activities across a diverse range of goods, works, and services. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and contractors, playing a key role in delivering value for money, driving commercial improvements, and ensuring all procurement activities are efficient and compliant.

• Lead and support end-to-end procurement exercises, including market testing, RFIs, RFQs, ITTs, and mini-competitions.
• Provide procurement guidance to internal teams, collaborate with operations to develop specifications, evaluate supplier responses, and support contract awards.
• Manage supplier relationships and support contract performance reviews to ensure effective service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to achieve savings, improve efficiency, and deliver value for money across spend categories such as construction/maintenance materials, warehouse services, and waste management.
• Maintain procurement work plans, project trackers, and savings reports while assisting with benchmarking, market analysis, and value engineering.
• Support supplier onboarding processes and ensure robust compliance, governance, and process improvement across procurement systems.

• Degree-level qualification in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Economics or other relevant subject.
• Ideally CIPS membership, or actively working towards a professional procurement qualification.
• Significant experience within a procurement, purchasing or supply chain environment.
• Previous experience in the construction or house building industry, with a strong understanding of industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of the full procurement lifecycle, sourcing methodologies, tendering activities, and contract negotiations.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, contract performance, and procurement projects across multiple spend categories and locations.
• Strong IT literacy, including Microsoft Office applications and procurement systems.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across Liverpool, St Helens and Warrington as required.

• Competitive salary: £41,529
• Company vehicle provided plus fuel card
• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays, increasing by a day per year with service)
• Pension
• Health and wellbeing services
• Enhanced parental pay and leave
• Company sick pay

If you have experience working within the construction, housing and/or property development industry, and are looking for a new permanent, full‑time role, then apply today.