Buyer
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Buyer
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is hiring a Buyer to support procurement activity across its Network Services business. This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid role based in Stowmarket with a competitive salary.
Key Deliverables
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety processes, promoting a safety-first culture.
- Support and lead supplier performance reviews, ensuring SLAs are met and improvements implemented.
- Work closely with operational teams to ensure suppliers and subcontractors deliver best value.
- Support tender activity by providing procurement input, pricing data and supply chain expertise.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across procurement and supply chain performance.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned to contract requirements.
- Lead or support procurement activities including tenders, negotiations, and order placement.
- Collaborate with operational teams to develop procurement plans and schedules.
- Support delivery of cost savings, margin improvement and rebate targets.
- Produce procurement reports and contribute to contract performance dashboards.
- Attend and support contract review meetings, ensuring actions are captured and followed through.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in a procurement or buying role, ideally within construction, utilities or infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of supplier management and performance monitoring.
- Experience supporting or leading tendering and negotiation processes.
- Good commercial awareness with a focus on cost control and value improvement.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with operational teams and supply chain partners.
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
Benefits
- Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
- Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
- Private Medical Insurance
- Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
- Personal development programme
About Us
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are part of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.