Buyer - Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom - Aarsleff Ground Engineering Ltd

Description

Working under the direction of the Group Procurement Manger, to procure all the materials and services required for our projects and ensure they are provided on time and within allocated budgets.

To ensure the profitability of contracts, by purchasing the most cost-effective and appropriate materials for each job.


Main Duties:

• Providing prices for all materials included in project plans and drawings
• Identifying potential suppliers and new products
• Contacting a range of suppliers and sub‐contractors to obtain quotations
• Placing of purchase orders
• Agreeing delivery times
• Liaising with all departments within the business
• Keeping detailed records and maintaining well‐organised work schedules
• Assessing the reliability of sub‐contractors and suppliers
• Dealing effectively with challenges with suppliers and the flow of materials
• Ensuring compliance with the health & safety and environment requirements of materials and services
• Providing advice to the project estimator on the predicted cost of individual items
• Liaising closely with the estimator at the tendering stage to ensure that an accurate project cost is provided
• Preparing and maintaining cost reports in order to maximise efficiency within the business
• Negotiating and agreeing the most favourable terms possible with suppliers once a contract has been secured

Person Specification:

• Understanding of health and safety
• Practical and physical skills
• Friendly and approachable while professional
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Will be organised and calm under pressure
• Proactive, positive, and flexible to the needs of the business and the role
• Ability to prioritise own work and work of others to meet deadlines and achieve targets in a fastpaced dynamic environment
• Demonstrates a solid one team approach and "can do" attitude

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years purchasing experience
• Previous experience in a Construction, Engineering or Plant / Tool Hire background would be desirable

In addition, you should be able to demonstrate the following Aarsleff behaviours and values.

#Step into the Blue Workplace Core Values:

Life & Health

• We know that safety begins and ends with each Aarsleff, Centrum and Cannon employee.
• We understand that speaking up is a vital behaviour and everyone has the obligation to stop work if they believe it is not safe.
• We believe that safety is not on par with productivity; rather it is an ethic that guides everything our employees do.
• We empower our employees in a work environment that is conducive to creating the optimal work/life balance.

Trust

• We pride ourselves on providing complete visibility into the successes, and sometimes failures, of our business.
• We share openly and are remarkably transparent in all our dealings.
• We make uncommon levels of information available to everyone in the company.
• We build longterm relationships with our clients, partners, suppliers and colleagues that are built on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Responsibility

• We know that it is our responsibility to embrace new ways of working and improve on what we do.
• We take ownership of our ideas and run with them.
• We give each other feedback, about what we do well, and where we can improve. This is a collective responsibility.
• We are costconscious about keeping an eye on expenses and making smart, sustainable choices even in the small, everyday things.

Equal Opportunities:

The Aarsleff Ground Engineering Ltd Group is an equal opportunity employer that embeds the equality of opportunity within their employment practices and procedures.

We welcome all applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the role, and ensure fair treatment is maintained throughout the recruitment process, and employment relationship.

NO AGENCIES THANK YOU

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Onsite parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Sabbatical
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 22/04/2024

Reference ID:
AGE - BUYER- NG24