Buyer - London, United Kingdom - Wates

Wates
Wates
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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SES Engineering Services are looking for a Buyer to join their Central Procurement team to work on material purchases for the business.


If you are passionate about Construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.


ABOUT THE ROLE


Working as part of the team, the primary focus of this role will be to ensure that the company's material and equipment requirements are procured at the best value, within budget consistent with the quality, specification and delivery requirements of each project.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a first class procurement professional to make this role their own and deliver a successful partnership with our procurement partners, and our in house team at PRISM


As our Buyer you will:

  • Negotiating and placing purchase orders at the most economical cost to the company and ensuring materials are delivered on the due dates
  • Actively supporting supply chain improvements, rationalising & benchmarking suppliers, reducing operating costs to improve efficiency and service levels
  • Managing supplier relationships, driving engagement and attending supplier and manufacturer visits to support building a robust supply chain

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Competitive salary & profit share scheme
  • Flexible working
  • Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more
  • One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
  • Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.


We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business.

Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.


If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.


As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer.

Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.


At SES, we are driven by our purpose of inspiring better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

It's a bold commitment and we need the right people, from whatever background, to help us make this happen.

The work we do can make a positive difference to how people live, work and thrive.

At SES Engineering Services (SES) we nurture talent, providing you with the opportunity to use your skills and develop and share your knowledge with a network of colleagues.

Making the first steps in your career can be a daunting and exciting time.

At SES, we've created a programme where all our new joiners - whether direct from school, graduates from a non-construction background or graduates from a construction background, go through the same training programme, starting at different levels.

During your initial training whether on placement, apprenticeship or graduate, you'll receive the right experience, development and support to become professionally qualified and chartered with the relevant membership body.


So, if you'd like to work for an organisation which invests in your continued professional development, and you're looking for your next challenge, we'd like to hear from you.


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