Senior Plant & Equipment Procurement Lead

Sisk; Saggart; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Health, wellbeing & lifestyle supports

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Sisk is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to lead procurement and hire of construction plant and equipment for a major project, initially based in Amsterdam for ~4 years. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage lifecycle, and work with cross‑functional teams across procurement, project and site operations.

The role requires five years of procurement experience in plant/equipment, strong commercial acumen, and English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years procurement or buying experience, preferably in plant and equipment.
• Strong knowledge of plant hire/purchase categories and supplier markets.
• Proven ability to analyse quotations, negotiate rates and manage suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Servicing requisitions for purchase and hire of construction plant and equipment.
• Analyse and negotiate supplier quotations; prepare comparisons and best‑value solutions.
• Manage plant hire lifecycle from enquiry to off‑hire with records in ERP.
• Attend procurement meetings and support project teams with sourcing and planning.
• Maintain supplier rates, frameworks and agreements; optimise use of rebates.
• Ensure supplier onboarding, certification, and compliance before mobilisation.
• Monitor supplier performance, delivery and invoice accuracy; drive corrective actions.
• Identify CAPEX plant opportunities and sustainable or low‑emission solutions.
• Provide market intelligence on rates, availability and lead times.

Skills

Negotiation

English fluent

Procurement planning

Vendor management

Tools

COINS / ERP

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Sisk is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to lead procurement and hire of construction plant and equipment for a major project, initially based in Amsterdam for ~4 years. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage lifecycle, and work with cross‑functional teams across procurement, project and site operations.

The role requires five years of procurement experience in plant/equipment, strong commercial acumen, and English proficiency.