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Senior Buyer
October 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Buyer
Location: Flexible with the nearest reporting office Marriott House, Rushden
Business Unit: Kier Group Services
Contract: Full-time, permanent, and able to consider part-time
Our Group Procurement team provides a high-quality service to its customers which is underpinned by our Kier Group core values. We collaborate with our internal and external stakeholders to build trust and add value. We've built a culture of continuous improvement and an environment where our employees are empowered to fulfil their potential.
The team are part way through a multi-year transformation to be a Procurement Centre of Excellence and we're now recruiting for a Senior Buyer to manage, support and deliver procurement activities and deliver a best-in-class' procurement service through key performance metrics and achieving agreed service level indicators.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will have responsibility for servicing key business streams across Kier. This will involve a number of building and indirect product categories, expediting requisitions and purchase orders, completing pricing and bid requirements whilst utilising a combination of online and traditional methods of procurement. You'll manage a team of Assistant Buyers and Buyers and support projects and bid teams with value engineering opportunities through in-depth knowledge of construction materials and supply chain.
What are we looking for?
We're looking for demonstrable Procurement experience of building products within a construction or civil engineering environment. A proven track record of 'best-in-class' supply chain delivery with strong negotiation skills and experience of Senior Buying with suppliers nationally. You'll have previously managed a purchasing team to deliver cost-savings and able to build positive stakeholder relationships both internally and externally and have a solid understanding of the costing methods and valuation to identify risk.
Find out more here about the great rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: Friday 18th November 2022
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