Assistant Buyer

Lawtech Group; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction contractor in Gillingham is looking for an Assistant Buyer to manage the procurement lifecycle for cladding remediation projects. The role involves sourcing materials, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring budgets align with project requirements. Ideal candidates will have experience in procurement, strong analytical abilities, and proficiency with the Probe system. This position offers an opportunity to be a key team member in a dynamic environment, contributing to timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or purchasing roles.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships effectively.
• Strong analytical skills for cost comparison.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement for materials, labour, and welfare needs.
• Coordinate procurement with design and site teams.
• Maintain financial accuracy using the Probe system.

Skills

Supplier communication

Procurement management

Cost analysis

Material sourcing

Project budget management

Tools

Probe system

Job description

Founded over 20 years, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding remediation & regeneration contracts throughout the UK.

The Company is committed to identifying and eliminating unlawful discriminatory practices, procedures, and attitudes throughout the Company. The Company expects employees to support this commitment and to assist in its realisation in all possible ways.

Specifically, the Company aims to ensure that no employee or candidate is subject to unlawful discrimination, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of gender, race (including colour, nationality or ethnic origin), disability, sexual orientation, marital status, part time status, age, religion or belief. This commitment applies to all aspects of employment.

Overall Purpose of Role:

To manage the full procurement lifecycle for all materials, labour, skips and welfare requirements within cladding remediation and façade refurbishment projects. This role serves as a crucial link between the design team, suppliers, and site teams, ensuring that all required project procurements items are accurately sourced, costed, mapped to projects, and tracked through to delivery.

The Assistant Buyer will use the Probe system to maintain financial accuracy and project alignment, while managing supplier communication and performance to ensure seamless procurement from design to installation.

Overall responsibilities:

• Act as the central point of contact for procurement of all materials, welfare requirements, skips and labour specified by the for the project.
• Manage, source, price, and evaluate suppliers for all project requirements including bespoke and specialist materials listed on materials schedules.
• Manage the end-to-end procurement process project commencement to final delivery on site.
• Use the Probe system to map materials to project budgets and ensure accurate cost allocation.
• Coordinate with design, commercial, and site teams to ensure that all material specifications, budgets, and deliveries align with programme requirements.
• Maintain excellent supplier relationships and negotiate commercial terms as required.
• Raise material budgets in advance to support proactive ordering by site teams.
• Ensure timely issue of purchase orders and follow up on all order confirmations and delivery tacking.
• To support the department by temporarily undertaking ad hoc duties and to cover leave
• To actively contribute towards enhancing performance management within the role or department.

Operational responsibilities:

• Review and extract material requirements from project-specific material schedules issued by the design team.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotes, samples, and technical information in line with design intent.
• Compare supplier pricing, lead times, and availability, and compile comparative analysis where needed.
• Upload all required data to the Probe system and map materials to the correct job cost codes. Generate and maintain material budgets based on project CSA, quotes and supplier terms.
• Coordinate with site teams to enable ordering of all required project needs within budget and lead time constraints.
• Raise and send purchase orders with accurate item codes, costs, and delivery information.
• Track orders and liaise with suppliers to manage logistics and resolve delivery issues.
• Support invoice reconciliation, delivery notes, and ensure the audit trail for all purchases is complete.
• Maintain and update list of supplier contacts, product specification and pricing on Probe
• Create analysis reports of project costing, material costing and supplier performance as requested by Head of Buying.

Collaborate with:

• Design Team
• Project Site Teams
• Estimating Department
• Commercial Team
• Senior Management Team
• Accounts Team