Buyer Groundworks and Civil Engineering

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative civil engineering firm dedicated to enhancing lives through family values and personal development. As a Buyer, you will leverage your exceptional negotiation and interpersonal skills to build strong supplier relationships, manage procurement processes, and collaborate closely with site teams. This forward-thinking company invests in cutting-edge tools and offers comprehensive wellbeing support, making it a fulfilling workplace. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a supportive environment that prioritizes employee growth, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Family values

Career progression opportunities

Investment in tools and technology

Personal development support

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Knowledge of construction materials like aggregates and concrete is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships and negotiate prices effectively.
• Collaborate with site teams to understand their material needs.
• Handle purchase order and invoice queries to resolution.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of aggregates

Knowledge of asphalt

Knowledge of drainage

Knowledge of concrete

Tools

Cutting-edge tools and technology

Job description

Buyer Groundworks and Civil Engineering

Set out to be a fulfilling place of work that enhances people’s lives, this forward-thinking Civil-Engineering and Groundworks company are subcontractors to a variety of housebuilders including Keepmoat, Bellway, St Modwen, and Miller Homes. As a business, the commercial side leads everything they do.

What’s in it for you:

1. Family values: Family values are at the centre of the business, so you’ll be more than just a number. They care about their people and the senior management are easy to talk to.
2. Progression: You’ll be joining a company set out to create a place of work that enhances people’s lives. Led by a forward-thinking senior management who focus on empowering people to be promoted internally and achieve their full potential.
3. Investment: With constant investment into the business, you’ll be supported with the best cutting-edge tools and technology to excel in your role and take your career to the next level.
4. Development: They’ve partnered with a management consultancy to enhance employees’ personal development and leadership skills. As a business, they support employees to succeed and get to the next level.
5. Wellbeing support: They understand mental health support at work often has the wrong tone of voice, instead, they have an in-house Wellbeing Manager and provide funded triaging and counselling, providing the best professional, holistic help.

As a Buyer, you will be:

1. Using your excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills to build relationships and manage suppliers, negotiate prices, and procure goods and services.
2. Collaborating with site teams to understand their requirements.
3. Collating and managing any material order documentation.
4. Reporting and co-ordinating deliveries to site management teams.
5. Developing technical knowledge and internal relationships to identify opportunities to add value to the business.
6. Dealing with purchase order and invoice queries, following them through to resolution.

Must haves...

Knowledge of aggregates, asphalt, drainage, and concrete.

Apply now, don’t worry if your CV is not up-to-date; simply apply with what you have and we can fill in the gaps later.