Senior Buyer

Clancy; Harefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent family-owned construction company in the UK is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to join their Energy Supply Chain team. You will be responsible for procuring critical materials for major energy projects, engaging with teams for pricing strategy, and managing supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven experience in the energy sector, possess strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, and be CIPS qualified or working towards. This role includes significant travel across various locations in the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days

Employee benefits programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Senior Buyer or Procurement Manager in energy, utilities, M&E or civil engineering.
• Strong knowledge of contract law and supply markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Energy Major Projects with procurement of critical materials.
• Engage with estimating teams for pricing strategy.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with client frameworks and specifications.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

CIPS qualified or working towards

Tools

Advanced IT skills

Job description

Role

We’re looking for an experienced Procurement Manager / Senior Buyer to join our Energy Supply Chain team, supporting major substation and energy infrastructure projects.

You’ll play a key role in the procurement of critical, high-value, long-lead materials, working closely with operational teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and to best value.

This is a highly collaborative role, offering real influence across major projects and the opportunity to shape procurement strategy within a growing and forward-thinking business.

Responsibilities

Here’s some of the things that you’ll get involved in

• Supporting Energy Major Projects with the procurement of critical materials and services
• Engaging early with estimating and work-winning teams to support pricing and procurement strategy
• Developing and delivering procurement strategies aligned to project and wider Group objectives
• Managing supplier relationships, including negotiation, performance monitoring and KPI management
• Identifying and working with key strategic suppliers and subcontractors, both UK and international
• Ensuring compliance with client frameworks, technical specifications and regulatory requirements
• Monitoring cost performance against tender allowances and project programmes
• Providing technical procurement support to contract teams, including specifications, COSHH and H&S documentation
• Supporting category management activities and wider Group procurement initiatives

Qualifications

We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate that

Proven experience operating at Senior Buyer or Procurement Manager level within the energy, utilities, M&E or civil engineering sectors.

CIPS qualified (or working towards) is preferable.

Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills with sound knowledge of contract law, supply markets and pricing trends.

Strong analytical, research and problem‑solving skills.

Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills.

Advanced IT skills and attention to detail.

It’s important to note that there will be significant travel in the UK, mostly between Harefield, Ipswich and Gwent so a full UK driving licence is essential.

Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple – we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us – one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24‑26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well‑known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.