Senior Buyer

**About the role**
Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too.

Join our **Rail** team as a **Senior** **Buyer** and you can build something to be proud of

This role is focusing on Subcontractor procurement within our Rail business unit.

**What you'll be doing**
As a **Buyer**, you will have the following accountabilities:

- Build and maintain strong engagement relationships with internal stakeholders and the supply chain
- Facilitate meetings with internal and external stakeholders such as market engagement events
- Develop and analyse procurement management information, including spend reports; prepare/ populate monthly dashboards, to improve business intelligence and inform procurement decisions and business plans made at all levels within the organisation.
- Proactive and efficient approach to the procurement of subcontract services and, including Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) through Jaeegaer Bravo e-tendering portal to maximise value for money across a range of direct categories; two of the largest areas of spend areas is in concrete and steel reinforcement
- Complete a full evaluation of tender responses and compile award recommendations for approval, talking account of the total value of ownership
- Negotiation of terms, conditions and prices against tender allowances/targets
- Process requisition orders and raise Purchase Orders in line with company procedures and delegated levels of authorities

**Who we're looking for**
The following experience/qualifications are required:
- Precious experience with subcontractor procurement is essential
- Problem solving skills, ability to use own initiative to identify areas of improvement & propose solutions.
- Good understanding of how to run end to end procurement projects from market research, through sourcing, to contract and supplier management
- Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against bid / project milestones
- Experience in negotiating commercial deals and contractual terms and conditions
- Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Customer focussed

The following experience/qualifications would be desirable:
- MCIPS / studying towards CIPS / equivalent qualifications or experience
- Experience of Oracle R12 and Jaegger Bravo would be an advantage

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

**About us**
Our Rail business has an extensive legacy of rail expertise. Our teams safely deliver complex projects, from consultancy and design to all aspects of construction and maintenance. Using advanced plant and machinery, and unique innovations, we provide end-to-end solutions for our customers.

Our aim is to improve the passenger’s experience, and our teams create better journeys by increasing network capacity, improving reliability, and making our railways more efficient and sustainable.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference: BBUK02694