Buyer
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Occupation Type
Buyers and procurement officers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship
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Description
Job Description
Due to continued growth we are seeking a Buyer to join an HV Substation project in Lincolnshire. The Buyer is a pivotal role within the site delivery team, responsible for overseeing the procurement of essential materials, equipment, and services required for the successful execution of projects. Based at the Lincolnshire project office you will be responsible for providing procurement and supply chain activities in line with company and client policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include:
Due to continued growth we are seeking a Buyer to join an HV Substation project in Lincolnshire. The Buyer is a pivotal role within the site delivery team, responsible for overseeing the procurement of essential materials, equipment, and services required for the successful execution of projects. Based at the Lincolnshire project office you will be responsible for providing procurement and supply chain activities in line with company and client policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include:
- Efficient & effective day-to-day management of supply chain in support of Site requirements for goods and services.
- Evaluation of requisitions, ensuring best market value is obtained, processing of requested materials and plant by Purchase Orders via the IFS platform.
- Embed and utilise the well-established, procurement Frameworks & Subcontracts to providing end-to-end Supply Chain advice, sourcing, supply assurance, delivery, supply chain management and tasking against requirements.
- Collaboratively develop/prepare and issue tender packages with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of targets, improve supplier performance, and implement continuous improvement plans.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Confident in communicating, influencing and building relationships with cross-functional colleagues, suppliers and business stakeholders.
- Be a self-starter and be able to represent the procurement function.
- Commercially astute
- Networking and business influence
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign