Buyer

Wates; Accrington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

SES Engineering Services, part of Wates, is seeking a Buyer to join the Central Procurement team. This role focuses on sourcing materials efficiently while ensuring quality and budget compliance. The position offers significant opportunities for career progression and participation in an innovative, supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and profit share scheme

Car allowance or company car

Extensive corporate benefits including private medical

26 days of holidays plus bank holidays

Learning and development programmes

Industry-leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or buying within the construction industry is preferred.
• Proven track record in supplier engagement and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating and placing purchase orders at economical costs.
• Supporting supply chain improvements and managing supplier relationships.
• Driving engagement and attending supplier visits.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier Relationship Management

Cost Reduction

Analytical Skills

Job description

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SES Engineering Services is looking for a Buyer to join their Central Procurement team to work on material purchases for the business.

If you are passionate about construction and seeking an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh ideas, and elevate your career within the industry, join us to help create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

About the Role

Working as part of the team, the primary focus of this role will be to ensure that the company’s material and equipment requirements are procured at the best value, within budget, and consistent with the quality, specification, and delivery requirements of each project.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a first-class procurement professional to make this role their own, delivering successful partnerships with our procurement partners and our in-house team at PRISM.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiating and placing purchase orders at the most economical cost to the company, ensuring materials are delivered on due dates.
• Supporting supply chain improvements, rationalising and benchmarking suppliers, and reducing operating costs to improve efficiency and service levels.
• Managing supplier relationships, driving engagement, and attending supplier and manufacturer visits to support building a robust supply chain.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and profit share scheme.
• Car allowance or company car (subject to role/grade).
• Travel coverage to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates).
• Extensive corporate benefits including private medical, pension with 6% employer contribution, health and wellness programmes, 26 days holidays plus bank holidays, and more.
• One of the best learning and development programmes, customizable to support your career progression (approximately 7,000 training sessions delivered year-to-date across the WATES Group).
• Industry-leading family leave benefits, including 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 12 weeks of fully paid paternity leave.