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Buyer
April 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Buyer
Location:?Basingstoke, Hampshire
Contract:?Permanent, full time
Key Responsibilities
The main purpose of the Buyer role is to support site in all procurement activities including tendering & placement of all sub-contract packages, working to the procurement strategy and procurement standards
Your day to day will include:
- Tendering, negotiation and placement of sub-contract orders, chairing meetings when relevant, management and resourcing of suppliers and sub-contractors.
- Pre-construction involvement in design meetings, product selection, obtaining quotations for cost certainty, supply chain development.
- Composing tender lists and action all tendering requirements from feasibility through to implementation.
- Post contract duties include setting up supply chains for both material & subcontract packages, timely and effective processing of requisitions, material order negotiation and placement, maintaining of tracking documents, maintenance of purchasing database, continuous assessment of suppliers and subcontractors to pre-agreed KPI's.
Who are we looking for?
This role of Buyer is great for you if you are:
- Committed and pro-active with adherence to quality.
- A good communicator
- Competent with IT packages??
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
- Free Life Assurance?
- Employee Assistance Programme?
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- A free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men's health
- Plus, many more benefits geared to your wellbeing.
Who is Kier?
We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing date: 11 May 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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