Buyer - Building & Construction

Click Digital; Broughton in Furness; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Aerospace organization is seeking a Buyer in Broughton. This hybrid role involves managing procurement projects, implementing strategies, and developing supplier relationships. The ideal candidate has procurement experience in the aerospace or construction sectors, strong negotiation skills, and a capability to manage projects effectively. This position offers a competitive compensation package and supports both on-site and work-from-home arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within the aerospace or construction sectors.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Ability to develop procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Implement procurement strategy and manage procurement projects.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Conduct end-to-end procurement processes.

Job description

We are looking for a Buyer for a leading Aerospace organisation based in Broughton, working within the Buildings & Construction UK procurement team. This role will take a trans-divisional and occasionally international approach, supporting current and future project scopes across multiple business units.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week on site (Tuesday & Thursday mandatory) and 2 days WFH.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement the procurement strategy as defined by Commodity Procurement Management and cross-functional project teams.
• Manage procurement projects and lead tender processes for initiatives within the Building & Construction category, both nationally and internationally.
• Develop and maintain a strong and efficient supply chain capable of delivering goods and services that meet the organisation's requirements and business objectives.
• Ensure that all deliverables are met in accordance with contractual terms including cost, time, and quality targets.
• Align the preferred supplier base with the organisation's long-term strategic procurement needs.
• Build and maintain strong commercial relationships with suppliers, mitigating contractual risks and ensuring performance excellence.
• Conduct end-to-end procurement processes in line with company policies and procurement guidelines, ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Support savings and efficiency initiatives through demand control, specification standardisation, volume aggregation, and supplier optimisation.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with internal procurement processes and procedures.
• Lead cross-functional teams across national and international procurement projects, from demand definition to supplier selection and contract award.
• Negotiate, draft, and implement national and international framework contracts.
• Monitor and review supplier performance using KPI-based assessments, and lead recovery actions where necessary.
• Provide process guidance to business operations to support the effective execution of transactional procurement tasks.
• Participate in the development of procurement strategies through benchmarking, cost analysis, and make-or-buy assessments.
• Support the implementation of modern procurement tools and platforms such as e-procurement and e-catalogues.
• Track and report on procurement performance and contribute to achieving company-wide cost savings targets.

This is an umbrella contract, the role is Inside IR35