Buyer

4 weeks ago


Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom Bennett & Game Recruitment Full time

**Buyer -**required for our client based in Welwyn Garden City. The Buyer will be working for a plumbing and heating contractors, who provide full plumbing and heating installations for a range of sectors, but predominately within new buildhousing.

The Buyer would ideally have knowledge of procurement or experience within a similar role within the plumbing and heating sector. The buyer will be ensuring a close understanding and up-to-date knowledge of materials, products and suppliers. The Buyer willbe responsible for communicating between site supervisors and suppliers to ensure delivery of goods in a timely manner and within budget on each project. The Buyer will appraise suppliers, select suppliers from the approved suppliers list, issue enquiriesand orders and liaise closely with various key stakeholders. Projects typically range from £5m, up to £8m. The Buyer will also be working closely with the in house team, consisting of estimators and design engineers etc.

**BuyerPosition Overview**
- Assist in the day to day operations of the Central Procurement department
- Acquire quotes and negotiate prices for goods and services and support Estimators with
- Procurement functions including procuring materials, conducting bids, supplier negotiation and processing orders.
- Involvement in Business development identifying potential new supplier
- Monitoring supply chain and upgrading suppliers to preferred status when necessary
- Ensure savings, rebates and compliance are achieved in line with project strategy
- Negotiating prices and terms with suppliers
- Liaising with relevant departments for stock levels and supplies
- Obtaining quotations from existing approved suppliers
- Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications
- Communicate regularly with management keeping them abreast with products, prices, deliveries

**BuyerPosition Requirements**
- Buying / Procurement experience within the HVAC industry
- Experience with a procurement software / database
- Understanding of building materials, their uses and how they are sold is desirable
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- IT skills - MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Word etc
- Ability to source products best suited for requirements and negotiating costs with suppliers
- Ability to work both alone and as part of a team

**BuyerPosition Remuneration**
- £35,000 - £45,000 basic salary, depending on experience
- Working hours 8am - 5pm
- 10% bonus on all rebates
- Full package discussed at interview and negotiable.


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