Title: Buyer
Office Location: Blackpool
Salary: GBP40k - GBP50k (experience depending)
Start: ASAP
Project Type: Fitouts, Refurbs, Shopfitting
The Buyer will play a pivotal role in my client s organisational procurement process. You will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing goods and services essential for their operations. Your keen eye for quality, cost-effectiveness, and supplier relationships will be crucial in maintaining a streamlined procurement function. You will interact regularly with the operations and site teams with excellent interpersonal skills.
Most of their work is across the leisure & Hospitality clients such as Greggs, Pizza Express, KFC, Starbucks, Cineworld, Mowgli, Costa Coffee.
Key Role Deliverables
* Price up materials required as per the project plans and drawings provided with accuracy and detail including liaison with the estimating department to ensure project cost accuracy.
* Preparing and maintaining cost reports.
* Analyse and forecast trends of product usage, manage stock levels in-line with budgets and requirements and assess supplier s reliability, overcoming challenges and escalating when there s serious issues.
* Ensure quality of products, obtaining feedback from the project managers and site managers and liaising closely on suitable items required for the job.
* Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers that are favourable to the company and in-line with budgets.
* Order appropriate products that comply with health & safety guidelines and coordinate delivery dates that meet project deadlines and service requirements via close liaison with suppliers and sub-contractors.
* Research competitor activities, attend trade fairs to identify and propose new suppliers and/or alternative products that help them to remain ahead of competition and enhance their high standards.
* Supporting the Purchasing team with projects.
* All reports to be delivered accurately and on time.
* All critical goals to be met.
* Experience in construction related services with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
Skills
* Proven record of negotiation and communication skills across a variety of stakeholders and the ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
* Can demonstrate comfort with numbers and data.
* Financial and accounting knowledge for calculating costs, margins and discounts.
* An understanding of supply chain management and logistics.
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