Buyer

We are March the UKs leading provider of critical engineering services. Our expertise as a multi-disciplinary engineering partner across infrastructure, process and digital services has led to long term partnerships with leading organisations in everything from food and drink and utilities to high-security industries such as defense, aerospace and nuclear.

We are currently seeking to employ a Buyer who will assist our established procurement team based out of our Burton offices

• Proactively negotiate, manage and build appropriate relationships with key suppliers. Identify, select and develop new suppliers to meet future business needs
• Obtain and benchmark supplier costs ensuring value for money
• Propose, implement and manage proactive cost reduction and supplier improvement plans
• Carry out supplier operational reviews
• First point of escalation for supplier issues
• Manage internal customer relationships, providing a flexible responsive customer service for all internal customer specific requests/needs
• Assist in the development and management of subcontractors to support business needs

• Procurement experience working within the built environment (projects, M&E, facilities management)
• Ability to follow Procurement Processes
• Negotiation skills
• Commercial awareness
• Good IT skills including Word and Excel
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Able to manage internal customer relationships
• Able to self-motivate
• Has well-developed problem-solving skills

• Clean driving license and own transport
• Achieved or working towards CIPS membership

• A competitive salary and benefits package appropriate to this position
• An employer who values the ongoing wellbeing of its employees
• Career development within a successful and growing business

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.