Senior Buyer - Preston, United Kingdom - VolkerWessels

VolkerWessels

Verified Company

Preston, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

To establish, maintain and improve the control and effectiveness of the buying function in line with Company policy and Business objectives.

Key accountabilities:

Develop bid list and complete due diligence of proposed Subcontractors for associated Tender/Procurement packages for sign of by Project Team and Procurement Manager
Develop Tender/Project Procurement Strategy in collaboration with the Project Team, identifying risk and opportunities and leveraging to obtain best value.
Develop and Manage Tender/Project Procurement Schedule
Collate Tender/Project subcontract and materials enquiries for assessment and use by Estimator/ Site Management team.
Manage the return of timely quotations, complete full best value analysis and propose recommendation in conjunction with Project Team for approval.
Arrange and lead Supplier/Subcontractor meetings incl midtender, post tender and final negotiation meetings.
Arrange and chair Prelet Meeting prior to Subcontract award.
Chair regular Project Procurement reviews for both Subcontract Packages and Materials ensuring completeness of programme dates, Tender allowances, order values and meeting notes/actions
Support Projects ensuring Subcontract/Supplier performance meets their requirements and act as mediator to help deliver a positive outcome should a Supply Chain dispute arise
Have a good knowledge of local supply chain, capacity and capability.
Work in line with VolkerStevin HSEQS procedures and objectives.
Working with Supply Chain to build relationships, obtain market intelligence and market innovation/product development
Performance management of Supply Chain including 360 reviews, lesson learned etc
Represent VolkerStevin by supporting and attending any Client/Supplier Workshops or Seminars

Skills & experience:

Holding or working towards a CIPS Professional Qualification
A dedicated, hardworking, mature, enthusiastic and selfmotivated individual with the ability to work both on his or her own initiative and as part of a team
They will have good all round procurement experience, be commercially astute and knowledgeable about the construction market and impact of wider economic issues.

Location:

Preston based with Site Visits in the North West