Buyer | Civil Engineering Contractor | Cambridgeshire | £35-£65k + P
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We Recruit Group
Buyer
Civil Engineering Contractor
Cambridgeshire
£35,000 – £65,000
Buyer required for a leading Civil Engineering Contractor out of Cambridgeshire, your role will be to work within Buying Department and lead on the gathering, analysis & submission of material prices for tender submissions, and the physical purchases for live sites.
• Assisting the Buying Department at tender stage by sending price enquiries for materials to prospective suppliers and analysing responses.
• Working with experienced team members to develop knowledge of the responses and all the variables of the supply to suggest appropriate material rates for the tender submission.
• Develop a working knowledge of the different materials required for our core activity, and the characteristics of each.
• Assisting the Buying Department at live project stage by liaising with suppliers who quoted at tender stage to negotiate and progress quotations provided, attempting to secure best value for the business.
• To develop skills in using Coins ERP platform through in-house and external training.
• Develop the key people skills required to maintain effective and strategic relationships with suppliers and colleagues.
• Bring new technology ideas to the company as appropriate.
• Develop an understanding of technical drawings and specifications and be able to extract what is required from each.