Senior Buyer (Construction Procurement

Senior Buyer :
Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Construction Procurement)

Umbrella Rate: A GBP 35.94/hr (Inside IR35)

Full:time and part:time applications will be considered for this position

Do you have experience in construction procurement and ready to take the next step in category strategy and high:impact sourcing? This opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist offers a clear route to deliver cost reduction, strengthen supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement within the procurement and construction supply chain. If strong commercial thinking and structured execution are your strengths, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist role is designed to let skills shine.

• Drive Strategic Category Plans and support annual reviews against agreed procurement targets.
• Lead sourcing activities through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP), ensuring compliance and strong first:time:through results.
• Manage complex commercial negotiations, securing approvals across legal, financial and governance requirements.
• Deliver sourcing projects using Total Cost of Ownership principles, including Make vs Buy analysis and supply chain risk management.
• Partner with specialist functions including Finance, Risk and Legal to improve contract management and supplier relationships.
• Support continuous improvement and Category Centre of Excellence (COE) initiatives to deliver measurable transformation benefits.

• CIPS qualified/accredited, with proven end:to:end procurement experience across the procurement cycle.
• Familiarity with construction procurement and contract forms such as JCT, NEC and FIDIC.
• Experience working closely with operational stakeholders and understanding construction industry markets and supply chains.
• Strong commercial acumen and confident negotiation capability with complex stakeholders.
• The ability to influence effectively, manage sourcing activity at pace, and deliver against KPI:driven goals.

The Construction Procurement role is a key contributor to this companys strategic procurement performance, supporting cost, quality and business objectives through disciplined category planning and effective supplier engagement. By delivering savings targets, improving contract outcomes, and aligning regional teams to a common sourcing approach, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist directly helps this company strengthen procurement effectiveness and transformation across spend categories.

Location:

Based at Gaydon, with travel to supplier and site locations where required.