Job Description

Buildings and Construction UK Buyer
Location: Broughton - minimum 3 days a week in the office, Tuesday and Thursday mandatory
Contract: Until 31/12/2026 (with potential extension)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Pay Rate: Scaled pay depending on experience around 28-30ph PAYE
Security Clearance: BPSS
Travel: Potential for travel to other UK sites (limited)
About the Role
Join our Procurement team as a Buildings and Construction UK Buyer, supporting strategic procurement activities within the Buildings UK team. You'll work on multi-divisional and international projects, ensuring the delivery of goods and services that meet requirements and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities

• Implement procurement strategies defined by Commodity Procurement Management and Project Multi-Functional Teams (MFT).
• Manage procurement projects and tenders with multi-divisional and international scope, including Building sub-commodity PJRB.
• Develop and maintain an efficient supply chain to deliver goods/services in line with contractual terms (cost, time, quality).
• Secure long-term alignment of the preferred supplier base with strategic needs.
• Maintain continuous commercial relationships with suppliers, protecting the firm from contractual risks.
• Conduct procurement processes in compliance with General Procurement procedures and guidelines.
• Deliver on initiatives contributing to Savings Programmes through requirements harmonisation, specification challenge, volume aggregation, and demand control.
• Lead cross-functional project teams for national and international procurement projects.
• Negotiate, establish, and implement national & international frame contracts.
• Monitor and review contracts, evaluate supplier performance, and initiate recovery actions when necessary.
• Provide rules and process information to Business Operations for correct execution of transactional procurement activities.
• Participate in defining procurement strategies through bench marking, costing, and "make or buy" analysis.
• Contribute to the implementation of new procurement techniques (e.g., e-procurement, e-catalogues).
• Monitor savings linked to demand management and procurement performance.

Additional Information

• Support long-term projects, including new initiatives in Belfast.
• Contribute to sourcing activities, manage tendering and contract negotiation to achieve optimal purchasing conditions.
• Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and running projects to optimize customer value and minimize total cost of ownership and risks.
• Work closely with Multifunctional/Multidivisional teams throughout the tendering, contracting, and contract life cycle phases.

About You

• Experience in procurement within construction or manufacturing industries is highly desirable.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management, and contract management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional and multi-divisional teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• No mandatory qualifications required; relevant experience is valued.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly rates.
• Long-term contract with potential for extension.
• Opportunity to work on high-profile projects within a leading aerospace company.
• Dynamic and collaborative team environment.

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