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Base pay range
$40,000.00/yr - $50,000.00/yr
Talent Acquisition - Construction at Criterion Capital / Piccadilly Construction
Role Overview:
Piccadilly Construction, our in-house Construction Management Team, is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Buyer/Assistant Buyer to assist with the purchasing and procurement. This role requires someone to assist the Procurement Manager in the buying arrangements in respect of our construction and maintenance activities.
* Negotiate the best possible supply chain arrangements with key materials suppliers.
* Develop long-term strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure economies of scale are maximized.
* Schedule and place material and plant orders optimizing cost and quality.
* Check Architects/Engineers drawings for discrepancies and compliance with the required material specification. Thereafter resolving any queries with the relevant consultants/architects team.
* Produce material cost schedules and budgets for new projects and monitor material costs to ensure budgets are not exceeded.
* Produce schedules for material enquiries, sending to suppliers for costing and assessing quotations and supplier's schedules to ensure they are correct.
* Project and report material cost increases as they arise.
* Resolve invoice queries with the accounts team.
* Carry out material on site checks and produce reports as required.
* Attend sites frequently to ensure there are no problems with supplies/materials.
* Negotiate arrangements with suppliers and raise orders for the wider business as required including for property maintenance, sales and marketing where value may be added from strategic procurement.
* To maintain effective relationships in order to ensure the successful delivery of projects with all relevant stakeholders including contractors and suppliers, in-house teams, consultants and specialist advisors as required.
* Other duties as required by the employer.
About You:
* A demonstrable understanding of construction industry procurement.
* Knowledge of how to deliver an effective buying function in the construction industry.
* A good understanding of the materials supply chain.
* A ‘can-do’ attitude with a willingness to challenge conventional thinking. A pro-active, positive thinking, commercially minded approach with the ability to work at pace.
* Excellent financial and numerical skills including budget and cashflow management.
* Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
* Ability to control and manage costs.
* A minimum of 2 years experience of buying within a construction business.
Criterion Capital is an entrepreneurial hands-on developer and asset manager of Residential, Hotel, and Commercial properties.
We have a vertically integrated platform of sector specialists that convert end of life buildings to residential and hotel uses.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Purchasing
Industries
Construction
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