Building And Construction Buyer

Meritus; Broughton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritus is seeking a Buildings and Construction Buyer for a contract at their Broughton site. The role is hybrid, requiring three days on site per week with mandatory Tuesday and Thursday attendance.

The contract runs to 30 July 2027 and BPSS+ clearance is required. The successful candidate will manage sourcing, tendering and negotiations across aerospace construction projects while maintaining supplier relationships and risk management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in procurement, operations or facilities management.
• Strong procurement experience within Building & Construction, manufacturing, facilities, CAPEX or related environment.
• Experience developing or implementing procurement and category strategies.
• Experience managing sourcing activities and competitive tender processes.
• Strong contract negotiation experience.
• Experience managing suppliers and commercial relationships.
• Knowledge of procurement contracts within a building or construction environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional project teams and internal stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, including business cases, costing and financial KPIs.
• Experience monitoring supplier performance across cost, quality and delivery.
• Strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement activity across major building and construction projects.
• Lead long‑term project support for new project in Belfast.
• Contribute to sourcing activity, manage tendering processes and lead contract negotiations.
• Manage day‑to‑day supplier relationships and support projects through tendering, contracting and lifecycle.
• Work across multifunctional teams to ensure services meet cost, quality and programme requirements while managing risk.

Skills

Procurement

Construction procurement

Contract negotiation

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Costing and KPIs

Project management

English communication

Languages (French/Spanish/German)

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for a Buildings and Construction Buyer to join our client within the aerospace sector on a contract running until 30 July 2027 from their site in Broughton. The role offers hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week onsite and Tuesday and Thursday mandatory. Candidates will be required to complete BPSS+ clearance through the client.

BUILDINGS & CONSTRUCTION BUYER - INSIDE IR35 - UP TO £44.00 PER HOUR UMBRELLA / £32.89 PER HOUR PAYE - BROUGHTON - CONTRACT UNTIL 30 JULY 2027 - 3 DAYS PER WEEK ONSITE - BPSS+ CLEARANCE - ONE STAGE INTERVIEW - SECTOR: AEROSPACE / CONSTRUCTION

This is a full‑time position working 35 hours per week across 4.5 days, with working hours between 7am and 7pm as agreed with the business. There may be limited travel to other UK sites.

The Buildings and Construction Buyer will support procurement activity across major building and construction projects, including long‑term project support for a new project in Belfast.

You will contribute to sourcing activity, manage tendering processes and lead contract negotiations to secure the best purchasing conditions in line with business requirements. The role will also involve managing day‑to‑day supplier relationships and supporting projects throughout the tendering, contracting and contract lifecycle.

Working across multifunctional and multidivisional teams, you will help ensure construction services are delivered in line with cost, quality and programme requirements while managing commercial and contractual risk.

Skillset/experience required:

What can you bring to the role?

• 5+ years' experience within procurement, operations or facilities management
• Strong procurement experience within Building & Construction, manufacturing, facilities, CAPEX or a closely related environment
• Experience developing or implementing procurement and category strategies
• Experience managing sourcing activities and competitive tender processes
• Strong contract negotiation experience
• Experience managing suppliers and commercial relationships
• Knowledge of procurement contracts within a building or construction environment
• Experience working with cross‑functional project teams and internal stakeholders
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, including business cases, costing and financial KPIs
• Experience monitoring supplier performance across cost, quality and delivery
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
• Building or construction project management experience would be highly advantageous
• Experience within construction or manufacturing environments is particularly relevant
• Previous aerospace experience is advantageous but is not essential
• Strong English communication and negotiation skills
• French, Spanish or German language skills would be advantageous