Buyer

Role Overview: Piccadilly Construction, our in-house Contraction Management Team, is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Buyer/Assistant Buyer to assist with the purchasing and procurement. This role requires someone to assist the Procurement Manager in the buying arrangements in respect of our construction and maintenance activities.

• Negotiate the best possible supply chain arrangements with key materials suppliers.
• Develop long-term strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure economies of scale are maximized.
• Schedule and place material and plant orders optimizing cost and quality.
• Check Architects/Engineers drawings for discrepancies and compliance with the required material specification, resolving any queries with the relevant consultants/architects team.
• Produce material cost schedules and budgets for new projects and monitor material costs to ensure budgets are not exceeded.
• Produce schedules for material enquiries, sending to suppliers for costing and assessing quotations and suppliers' schedules to ensure they are correct.
• Project and report material cost increases as they arise.
• Resolve invoice queries with the accounts team.
• Carry out material on site checks and produce reports as required.
• Attend sites frequently to ensure there are no problems with supplies/materials.
• Negotiate arrangements with suppliers and raise orders for the wider business as required including for property maintenance, sales and marketing where value may be added from strategic procurement.
• Maintain effective relationships to ensure the successful delivery of projects with all relevant stakeholders including contractors and suppliers, in-house teams, consultants and specialist advisors as required.
• Other duties as required by the employer.

About You:

• A demonstrable understanding of construction industry procurement.
• Knowledge of how to deliver an effective buying function in the construction industry.
• A good understanding of the materials supply chain.
• A ‘can-do’ attitude with a willingness to challenge conventional thinking.
• A pro-active, positive thinking, commercially minded approach with the ability to work at pace.
• Excellent financial and numerical skills including budget and cashflow management.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Good communication skills (written, oral).
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
• Ability to control and manage costs.
• A minimum of 2 years experience of buying within a construction business.
• A relevant qualification is desirable but not essential.

Criterion Capital is an entrepreneurial hands-on developer and asset manager of Residential, Hotel, and Commercial properties. We have a vertically integrated platform of sector specialists that convert end of life buildings to residential and hotel uses.