Senior Buyer

Linum Consult; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Linum Consult is seeking a Senior Buyer for a leading civil engineering subcontractor in the West Midlands. This role requires around 10 years of experience in procurement, emphasizing strategic sourcing and managing compliance with internal procedures. The successful candidate will collaborate with project teams and negotiate high-value contracts, ensuring alignment with project goals.

Qualifications

• Around 10 years’ experience in procurement operations.
• Strong background in the civil engineering industry.
• Ability to negotiate and finalize procurement agreements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with internal teams to forecast procurement needs.
• Leading the sourcing for high-value requirements.
• Evaluating supplier quotes and negotiating agreements.

Skills

Procurement operations

Supplier coordination

Contract management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

CIPS Level 3 or NVQ equivalent

Job description

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Neill Donald (FREC) - Global Executive Search

Executive Director | International Search Partner @ Linum Consult | Construction | Infrastructure | Engineering | Mining | FinTech | EN/FR | Global…

Senior Buyer – West Midlands

CLIENT

Linum Consult’s client is a leading specialist civil engineering subcontractor. Due to exceptional growth across the UK, they are urgently seeking a Senior Buyer with experience within the UK civil engineering market, to join their team in the West Midlands.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborating with internal teams and project staff to forecast procurement needs, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines
• Providing strategic input in tenders and estimates, identifying cost-saving opportunities and procurement risks
• Leading the sourcing for high-value, high-risk requirements
• Issuing RFQs as per specifications and contracts
• Evaluating supplier quotes considering value, framework agreements, and strategic spends
• Negotiating and finalising procurement agreements, ensuring value and compliance
• Generating accurate purchase orders in the finance system
• Ensuring procurement complies with policies, QSE standards, ethics, and governance

PROFILE

• Around 10 years’ experience in procurement operations, supplier coordination, and contract management working in a Buyer role, ideally within the civil engineering industry
• Ideally have CIPS Level 3 or NVQ equivalent
• Strong background of working across departments to support project needs, manage purchasing processes, and maintain compliance with internal procedures and industry standards
• Good history of handling sourcing, cost tracking, supplier onboarding, and day-to-day procurement activities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with suppliers, subcontractors, and clients
• The right to live and work in the UK, with a valid UK driving license

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you fulfil ALL of the key criteria for this position, then please submit your application to [e-mail] for the attention of Neill Donald. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 48 hours for a further discussion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Finance, and Purchasing

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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