Job Title: Buyer Company: Sacyr UK and Ireland Location: New Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, Wales As a Buyer, you’ll play a pivotal role in our mission to create a state-of-the-art cancer centre. Join our dynamic team and make a difference The Buyer will play a key role in the Project’s sourcing capabilities and supply chain. The role holder will be responsible for finding and evaluating suppliers, products, and services, and acquiring the most cost-efficient and timely deals without compromising on quality. About Us: At Sacyr UK and Ireland, we’re passionate about creating a better world through our projects. As a Buyer, you’ll play a crucial role in our team. Our workplace is inclusive, diverse, and designed for everyone to thrive. We don’t just say it – we live it, we are Sunday Times Top 100 employer 2024 and proud to also be a Living Wage and Disability Confident accredited employer. About you: If your values align with ours, and you are passionate about being part of our team, read on Our team is professional, great communicators, adaptable, full of integrity and generally a fabulous bunch. If this sounds like you, and you can demonstrate the required skills and experience, we want to hear from you. Our Benefits: Inclusive work environment, Sunday Times Top 100 Employer 2024 34 days holiday Employee Assistance Programme Financial, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing Support Ongoing professional development opportunities Professional membership support Company pension Cycle to work scheme Tech scheme Employee discount scheme Language lessons Life insurance Sick pay Wellness Your Way programme Annual Health Checks Sacyr Sports Club, and much more. Key Responsibilities include: Assist in developing and implementing a purchasing strategy for the project, in alignment with the Company's business strategy. Challenge, enhance and standardise existing procurement practices to ensure conformity of approach, generate economies of scale and deliver better value for money. Take responsibility for placing site purchase orders. Procure suppliers including negotiating and agreeing contract terms and conditions. Cultivate good working relationships with suppliers, using influencing and negotiating skills to secure best value outcomes. Carry out regular meetings with all internal and external parties, ensuring any disputes are resolved in a timely fashion. Ensure suppliers are following the relevant project requirements, using the relevant standards and contract technical specifications requirements. Ensure suppliers are following all relevant employer, legal and regulatory requirements. Clarify with suppliers, and any other party any uncertainty that may arise concerning the scope of the works and request or approve changes to the scope as necessary. Ensure purchase orders are prepared and monitored in accordance with the Contract and Project Quality Management System requirements. Essential criteria Right to work in the UK Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management / Engineering or equivalent. AND Minimum of 2 years of Procurement/Buyer experience in a similar role. OR Minimum of 7 years of Buyer/Procurement Management experience in a similar role. In addition to the above: Experience of procurement in building projects. Excellent influencing and negotiating skills with the capacity to wield authority and secure best value outcomes. Experience of shaping both the procurement and commercial strategy of the organisation. Knowledge of procurement procedures and practices, including aspects of negotiation and contract law, as well as a dexterity in reading the market. Proven experience in the development and implementation of procurement and supply chain tools, techniques and practices. Demonstrated track record of delivering results and achieving cost savings and improvements in other supply chain metrics. Skilled in managing stock levels. Ability to work under pressure, manage conflicting demands, assess priorities and proactively work to ensure the timely completion of tasks. Application Process: Please click to apply, we try to keep our process simple All applications are treated confidentially. If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, feel free to share details about your disability. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are open to making reasonable adjustments to enable all applicants to participate in the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any adjustments as part of the application process. Ready to be part of our transformative journey? We look forward to welcoming talented individuals who share our vision and values, join us on our journey and contribute to building a better future SacyrOnCourse