Maintenance Team Leader

PepsiCo, Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporation is seeking a Materials Buyer in the City of Westminster. This role involves managing supplier relationships, procuring materials for housing projects, and ensuring compliance with building regulations. The ideal candidate will have procurement experience in the housing sector and possess strong commercial awareness. In addition to a competitive salary, the position offers various benefits including a company car and enhanced leave provisions.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary and annual bonus

Company car or travel allowance

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Life assurance at 4× salary

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within the housing sector.
• Background working in a commercial team.
• Understanding of building regulations and legal obligations.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the Group Supply Chain to manage supplier relationships.
• Review potential gaps in supply chain and risks.
• Produce buying reports detailing profit/loss against allowance.
• Maintain procurement schedules on relevant sites.

Skills

Procurement experience

Commercial awareness

Microsoft Office

Tools

COINS or similar software

Job description

Overview

We have a great opportunity for a Materials Buyer to join our team within Vistry South East Midlands, at our office in Enderby, Leicestershire. Together with our buying team you will be responsible for working on numerous Housing and Retirement Village Schemes throughout the South East Midlands Region, involving predominately procurement of materials packages.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 × your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes

Company Values

Integrity, Caring and Quality

Qualifications

• Previous experience and knowledge of procurement within the Housing Sector is essential
• A background in working within a commercial team
• Good commercial awareness
• An understanding of building regulations and legal obligations
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• Knowledge/experience of using COINS or similar is advantageous but not essential as training will be provided

Responsibilities

• Liaise with our Group Supply Chain, managing and developing supplier relationships, whilst promoting the best interests of Vistry Group
• Review potential gaps in supply chain/risks
• Assist the procurement manager in providing supplier package information relevant to other departments, including Group, as and when required
• Produce buying reports detailing profit/loss against allowance
• Maintain procurement schedules on relevant sites
• Obtain and provide data for sustainability reporting to relevant parties
• Inform the procurement manager of any occasions where loss of rebate may occur
• Perform any other reasonable buying department‑related tasks as directed by the procurement manager or referred to in the Buying Procedures Manual
• Support the team in maintaining our behaviours of integrity, caring and quality and in developing sustainable communities across affordable and private housing