Senior Buyer

Gallagher Group; Aylesford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gallagher Group Ltd, Leitrim House, Coldharbour Lane, Aylesford ME20 7NS, is seeking an experienced Procurement professional to support civil engineering projects. You will ensure timely availability of materials, source competitive prices, and manage supplier relationships to deliver value.

You will work with estimators and site teams, negotiate terms, monitor compliance with safety and environmental requirements, and drive cost efficiency across procurement activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years procurement experience.
• Civils/Groundworks background preferred.
• COINS preferable.
• Excellent MS Office skills (Word/Excel).
• Friendly with good interpersonal skills and team player.

Responsibilities

• Compare quotes to identify best supplier for each purchase.
• Identify potential suppliers and new products.
• Provide prices for all materials in project plans and drawings.
• Contact suppliers to obtain quotations and delivery times.
• Assess reliability and credentials of suppliers.
• Deal with challenges with suppliers and material flow.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental requirements of materials.
• Negotiate favourable terms with suppliers.
• Liaise with estimator at tender stage to ensure accurate project cost.
• Provide cost advice to the project estimator.
• Prepare and maintain cost reports to maximise efficiency.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Negotiation

Customer service

Relationship management

Project management

Commercial awareness

MS Office

Tools

COINS

Job description

Competitive salary dependant on experience.

Hours of Work

7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday

Location

Gallagher Group Ltd, Leitrim House, Coldharbour Lane, Aylesford ME20 7NS

The Gallagher Group have built an enviable reputation as one of the South East’s premier quarrying, groundwork, civil engineering, and property development businesses. We deliver our services to exceptionally high standards and are committed to benefit the communities we serve and the environment in which we live.

Working within our Gallagher Limited team of procurement specialists this role has been created for someone with a minimum of 5 years Procurement experience. You will have a range of commercial skills including, supplier management, negotiation, customer service, relationship management, project management skills and commercial awareness.

You would be required to ensure that the teams have all the materials they require, at the right time and in the right place, at the right price.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Comparing quotes to identify best supplier for each purchase.
• Identifying potential suppliers and new products.
• Providing prices for all materials included in project plans and drawings.
• Contacting a range of suppliers to obtain quotations and agree delivery times.
• Assessing the reliability and credentials of the suppliers.
• Dealing effectively with challenges with suppliers and flow of materials.
• Ensuring compliance with the safety, health, and environmental requirements of materials.
• Negotiating and agreeing the most favourable terms possible with suppliers.
• Liaising closely with the estimator at the tendering stage to ensure that an accurate project cost is provided.
• Providing advice to the project estimator on the predicted cost of individual items.
• Preparing and maintaining cost reports in order to maximise efficiency within the business.

Qualities and Capabilities Required:

• To believe in and uphold our company values.
• A competent buyer with a proven track record. Ideally with a Civils/Groundworks background.
• Previous use of COINS preferable.
• Excellent skills MS Office especially word and excel.
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Friendly with good interpersonal skills, able to work as part of the wider Gallagher team.