​Buyer

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

·  Comparing quotes to identify best supplier for each purchase.

·  Identifying potential suppliers and new products.

·  Providing prices for all materials included in project plans and drawings.

·  Contacting a range of suppliers to obtain quotations and agree delivery times.

·  Assessing the reliability and credentials of the suppliers.

·  Dealing effectively with challenges with suppliers and flow of materials.

·  Ensuring compliance with the safety, health, and environmental requirements of materials.

·  Negotiating and agreeing the most favourable terms possible with suppliers.

·  Liaising closely with the estimator at the tendering stage to ensure that an accurate project cost is provided.

·  Providing advice to the project estimator on the predicted cost of individual items.

·  Preparing and maintaining cost reports in order to maximise efficiency within the business.

Qualities and Capabilities Required:

·  To believe in and uphold our company values.

·  A competent buyer with a proven track record. Ideally with a Civils/Groundworks background

·  Previous use of COINS preferable

·  Excellent skills MS Office especially word and excel.

·  Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

·  Friendly with good interpersonal skills, able to work as part of the wider team.