Buyer

Linear Recruitment Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Buyer in Warrington to source and procure materials while ensuring compliance with purchasing agreements. The ideal candidate will have previous Buyer experience in construction, excellent negotiation skills, and proficiency in Excel. This role requires coordinating material schedules and maintaining inventory levels across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Previous Buyer experience within a construction company.
• Ability to provide take offs from drawings.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate material schedules for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Estimate bulk quantities of materials and coordinate scheduling.
• Maintain regional bulk material inventories.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Excel proficiency

Tools

COINS

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join our client's team in Warrington. The Buyer will report directly to the Commercial Director and will be responsible for sourcing and procuring a variety of materials, securing the best possible value, and ensuring compliance with group purchasing agreements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating material schedules for multiple ongoing and upcoming developments simultaneously
• Estimating the bulk quantities of bricks, blocks, and tiles needed for each site and coordinating their timely scheduling with the manufacturer
• Maintaining and overseeing regional bulk material inventories to prevent shortfalls or over ordering.
• To work closely with Site and Contract Managers to ensure requisitions are processed efficiently and site issues are addressed promptly

Requirements

• Previous Buyer experience within a construction company and can provide take offs from drawings
• Proficient in Excel
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Previous experience with COINS desirable
• Full UK driving licence

How to apply

Please submit an up to date copy of your CV and one of the team will contact you to discuss further.