Senior Buyer (Construction Procurement)

TipTopJob; Warwick; On-site; GBP 4,408,000 - 5,510,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking a Senior Buyer : Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Construction Procurement) based at Gaydon, UK, with travel to supplier and site locations as required.

You will drive strategic category plans, lead complex negotiations, and implement total cost of ownership approaches across the construction supply chain, delivering measurable cost savings and supplier performance improvements.

Qualifications

• CIPS qualification/accredited.
• Experience across full procurement cycle.
• Knowledge of construction procurement and contract forms (JCT, NEC, FIDIC).

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive strategic category plans aligned to procurement targets.
• Lead sourcing via Global Sourcing Process (GSP) with first-time-through results.
• Negotiate complex contracts across legal, finance, and governance requirements.
• Deliver sourcing projects using Total Cost of Ownership principles (TCO).
• Collaborate with Finance, Risk and Legal to improve contract management.

Skills

End-to-end procurement

Negotiation

Stakeholder influence

KPI-driven delivery

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

Senior Buyer : Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Construction Procurement)

Umbrella Rate: A GBP 35.94/hr (Inside IR35)

Full:time and part:time applications will be considered for this position

Do you have experience in construction procurement and ready to take the next step in category strategy and high:impact sourcing? This opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist offers a clear route to deliver cost reduction, strengthen supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement within the procurement and construction supply chain. If strong commercial thinking and structured execution are your strengths, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist role is designed to let skills shine.

What You Will Do

• Drive Strategic Category Plans and support annual reviews against agreed procurement targets.
• Lead sourcing activities through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP), ensuring compliance and strong first:time:through results.
• Manage complex commercial negotiations, securing approvals across legal, financial and governance requirements.
• Deliver sourcing projects using Total Cost of Ownership principles, including Make vs Buy analysis and supply chain risk management.
• Partner with specialist functions including Finance, Risk and Legal to improve contract management and supplier relationships.
• Support continuous improvement and Category Centre of Excellence (COE) initiatives to deliver measurable transformation benefits.

What You Will Bring

• CIPS qualified/accredited, with proven end:to:end procurement experience across the procurement cycle.
• Familiarity with construction procurement and contract forms such as JCT, NEC and FIDIC.
• Experience working closely with operational stakeholders and understanding construction industry markets and supply chains.
• Strong commercial acumen and confident negotiation capability with complex stakeholders.
• The ability to influence effectively, manage sourcing activity at pace, and deliver against KPI:driven goals.

The Construction Procurement role is a key contributor to this companys strategic procurement performance, supporting cost, quality and business objectives through disciplined category planning and effective supplier engagement. By delivering savings targets, improving contract outcomes, and aligning regional teams to a common sourcing approach, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist directly helps this company strengthen procurement effectiveness and transformation across spend categories.

Location:
Based at Gaydon, with travel to supplier and site locations where required.