Buyer in Wigan

Job Title: Buyer – Construction & Maintenance Materials

Location: North West (covering Liverpool, St Helens, and Warrington) – Mobile / Agile Working

Salary/Package: £41250 £4000 car allowance Excellent Benefits Package (including Hybrid/Flexible Working, Pension, and Healthcare)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you an experienced procurement professional with a strong background in sourcing construction materials, housing components, or building supplies? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can drive commercial savings and build resilient supply chains? We are seeking a talented Buyer to join our Supply Chain team. In this role, you will support the delivery of procurement and sourcing activities across a diverse range of goods, works, and services, with a specific focus on areas like construction materials, repairs and maintenance stock, warehouse services, and waste management. Covering the Liverpool, St Helens, and Warrington region, this is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement specialist -ideally from a housebuilding, maintenance, contractor, or builders’ merchant background -to play a key role in driving value for money and supporting strategic procurement initiatives.

What you’ll be doing:

• Sourcing & Tendering: Lead and support end-to-end procurement exercises, including market testing, Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quotation (RFQ), Invitations to Tender (ITT), and mini-competitions.
• Category Focus: Deliver robust procurement solutions across key spend areas, specifically construction and maintenance materials, roofing, plumbing, electrical goods, and waste management.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal operational teams to develop clear specifications, evaluate supplier responses, and support contract award processes.
• Supplier Management: Support supplier onboarding, manage ongoing relationships, and conduct contract performance reviews to ensure effective service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Commercial Drive: Identify opportunities to achieve commercial savings, improve efficiency, conduct market analysis, and deliver clear value engineering opportunities.
• Compliance & Reporting: Maintain accurate procurement workplans, project trackers, and savings reports while ensuring full alignment with organizational governance and financial compliance.

What we’re looking for:

• Industry Experience: Significant experience within a procurement, purchasing, or supply chain environment, specifically buying construction materials, housing maintenance goods, or working within a builders’ merchant environment.
• Procurement Expertise: Strong knowledge of the full procurement lifecycle, tendering activities, and contract negotiations.
• Qualifications: A degree-level qualification, combined with CIPS membership (or actively working towards a professional procurement qualification).
• Skills: Excellent analytical skills to interpret spend data, strong IT literacy (Microsoft Office and procurement systems), and exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• Mobility: A proactive approach with the ability to travel between regional office locations and supplier sites across the North West as required.

What We Offer:

We offer a fantastic benefits package designed to support you both on and off the job, including:

• Generous Leave: 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising each year up to 28 days.
• Work-Life Balance: Agile and flexible working options to support your lifestyle.
• Health & Wellbeing: BUPA health expenses coverage, enhanced sick pay, and occupational health support.
• Financial Flexibility: Secure pension scheme and instant wage-access options.
• Travel Perks: Lease car scheme and cycle-to-work discounts.

Continuous Learning:

Full support for professional qualifications (including CIPS) and ongoing workshops.

Interview Process:

Successful candidates will be invited to an interview, which will include a competency-based discussion surrounding your procurement skills, material sourcing knowledge, and industry experience.

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