Buyer

Job Introduction:

Are you an experienced Buyer looking to join Wales leading Construction company?

Founded in 1968 Griffiths are a sustainable Construction Contractor that helps connect communities through delivering Road, Rail, Water, and Utilities projects.

We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality projects in a healthy, safe, and sustainable manner to improve people's everyday lives.

We are currently looking for a Buyer to play a crucial role in procurement across the business. You will be based at our Head office in Abergavenny.

We're working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility:

As a Buyer, you will be supporting the Senior Buyers in leading procurement for all sectors of the Griffiths business in order to deliver best value, high quality, innovation, collaboration, risk reduction and opportunity optimisation.

On a day to day basis, the successful Buyer's duties and responsibilities will include the following:

• The implementation and continuous improvement of the company's procurement processes and procedures.
• Supporting Griffiths' business strategy and business plans, working closely with the team to rollout key initiatives and achieve the organisation's strategic goals.
• Attending contract handover meetings to ensure the delivery of materials and subcontractors on time and within budget,
• Develop and implement robust supply chain relationships to support business and project goals. Assisting with the composing of tender lists and diligent analytical review of tender returns. Supporting the team as required in making procurement recommendations.
• Support the Pre-Construction and Estimating teams indesign meetings, product selection, obtaining quotations for cost certainty and supply chain development at Tender stage, Arrange and attend prestart meetings with supply chain and Griffiths Team. Ensure the tendering, negotiation and placement of subcontract orders and material orders in line with the bid submission timescales.
• Support the Senior Buyers and delivery teams, to provide comprehensive procurement advice, guidance and the necessary information to delivery teams, to support the successful commercial approach to subcontracts and material procurement.
• Work closely with members of the Commercial team, to ensure best value is achieved on projects and commercial reporting requirements are met. Ensuring risks are minimized through the procurement process and that contract preparation and execution by subcontractors is undertaken in line with Company requirements.
• Commercial Construction experience and formulation of subcontracts; and in particular, NEC would be preferable.
• Be familiar with estimating software (Causeway) and ERP System (COINS), managing the use of these within the Procurement Team.
• Proven experience of relationship building with supply chain and customers
• Demonstrable experience of procuring subcontracts in accordance with standard forms
• Excellent grammar and language skills
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint mandatory)

Although not essential, having experience in any of the following would be beneficial:

• Minimum three years experience within the Civil Engineering, Rail or Utilities Sector.
• Knowledge of modern civil engineering techniques, plant & equipment and an appreciation of logístical needs and issues.

Why Tarmac:

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:

• Car Allowance (where applicable)
• Training & Development
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents

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