Buyer - Capex

A Permanent Capex Buyer Job in Loughborough Paying up to £45,000 + Bonus Depending on Experience
**Your new company**
You will be working for one of the Top UK&I Employers who have been awarded that status for 5 consecutive years They are an International construction group who put their employees at the heart of what they do and try to show that everyday. As part of that,their aim is to create an enterprising and innovative working environment, where you have the opportunity to learn new skills, and develop your career.
**Your new role**
Reporting to the head of Indirect procurement for the UKI business, you will be responsible for providing a professional service and delivering equipment and services to support the Capex Procurement requirements of multiple UK & Ireland Business Units in themost efficient, cost effective and compliant manner.

**Responsibilities**:

- To develop relationships with a broad range of colleagues across the UK & Ireland Business Units (BU's), providing advice and training support on Capex purchasing best practice.
- To lead (and or) be a member of Capex projects and to contribute to their successful conclusion.
- To ensure effective supply market research, sourcing, contracting and supplier management techniques are used which reflect professional purchasing best practice.
- Proactively engage with BU's in order to:

- Define appropriate purchasing strategies for all projects on the Capex plan, determining the level of Procurement support that is required on each.
- To work closely with the other members of the Capex team in order to identify and exploit cross business synergies.
- To track progress of each project from definition of purchasing strategy through to supplier selection and contract award.
- To register the savings on the Company's PPM (Purchasing Performance Management) system for all completed projects.
- To support the BU's with any post contract award issues as appropriate.
- Support the development of the UK & Ireland Capex Yammer page, a communication page designed to promote best practice and practical support to non-Procurement stakeholders.
- Adhere to the Company purchasing policies and procedures including the groups' Purchasers Charter.

**What you'll need to succeed**
- Strong Capex & Civils category knowledge
- Clear understanding of strategic and tactical purchasing best practice
- To be able to analyse multi-BU Capex plans, identifying opportunities to optimise cost and minimise risk
- To be able to communicate effectively and present recommendations and best practice to a broad range of stakeholders
- Excellent persuasion skills - being able to motivate and train non-reporting operational colleagues in adhering to purchasing best practice
- Excellent negotiation skills - to ensure Capex budget is optimised and commercial risks minimised
- Excellent project leadership skills - both in terms of leading and advising a number of project teams on best practice project management
- Experienced in leading objective supplier visits so as to ensure that SG is working with suppliers that share the Company's values and meet our technical expectations
- Member of CIPS or studying towards and/or Degree level, HND or equivalent

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.