Title: Buyer Office Location: Blackpool Salary: £40k - £50k (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