Building and Construction Buyer

Meritus; Broughton in Furness; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritus is recruiting a Buildings and Construction Buyer to join our aerospace client on a contract until 30 July 2027 at their site in Broughton. The role offers hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week onsite and Tuesday and Thursday mandatory.

BPSS+ clearance is required. You will support procurement across major building and construction projects, manage tendering processes and lead contract negotiations to secure best purchasing conditions.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Support procurement activity across major building and construction projects.
• Manage tendering processes and lead contract negotiations.
• Oversee day-to-day supplier relationships and support projects through tendering, contracting and contract lifecycle.
• Collaborate with multifunctional and multidivisional teams to meet cost, quality and programme requirements.
• Manage commercial and contractual risk across projects.

Skills

Procurement

Construction

Tendering

Negotiations

Supplier management

Cross-functional

Costing & KPIs

Analytical skills

English communication

BPSS clearance

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.

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
• 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
• 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