GBR Recruitment are working exclusively with a well established & highly progressive steel & civils construction business recruiting for an experienced Junior Buyer who is looking to advance their buying career in an established procurement team that is expanding due to continued business wins.
Some level of previous buying / purchasing / procurement experience is ideal.
As a buying / procurement professional you will possess excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail & strong proficiency in Excel & other IT systems (ERP systems etc.).
In this key buyers role, you will be responsible for playing your part in sourcing required materials for stock & for site construction projects, plus the hiring of required plant machinery, plus any other items / services for various UK wide contracting works across steel construction, civils & groundwork's, plus renewable energy (solar) projects, as well as supporting the internal production workshop with all their purchasing activity.
Duties:
* Source services, plant machinery & required construction materials for UK based sites & the on-site steel fabrication workshop / factory.
* Proactively negotiate best terms with suppliers (product costs, quantities & delivery timescales, plus ideally volume rebates / discounts).
* Raise & issue purchase orders complying with the company procedure.
* Coordinate site bookings, produce schedules of delivery, plus reschedule delivery dates when required...