We are looking for a Buyer to join our Building Services procurement team at our Leavesden Office, Watford.
Working as a Buyer you will negotiate and place material, services, and plant orders against operational and business requirements and support win work activities. This will include collation of contractual documentation, following Skanska’s procurement processes and maintenance of procurement administration and records.
What you'll do:
* Negotiate with suppliers and raise orders ensuring relevant technical and commercial clauses are included.
* Participate in the implementation of site/portfolio procurement strategy to ensure the use of a compliant supply chain.
* Participate in Category sourcing Agreement with cross-functional teams.
* Ensure KPIs are being completed across responsible sites/portfolio.
* Support the business in the use of the framework agreements.
* Visit suppliers and manufacturers to develop relationships and broaden knowledge.
What you'll bring to the role:
* Professionalism and good corporate governance.
* Enthusiasm and excellent collaboration skills.
* Desire to improve both yourself and the procurement tasks you undertake.
* Excellent communication skills across all levels of business and supply chain.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation, and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk.
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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