Construction Buyer

**The Company**

McGoff Construction is a privately owned, multi award winning construction and integrated support services business with 50 years’ experience. Building for generations and working with select clients nationally, the company offers a holistic range of services; acquire, design, build, operate and maintain. We require each employee to embody our **EPIC** values to ensure the following:

- **E**xcellence - We strive for excellence by creating a united team atmosphere empowering our employees to enthusiastically contribute through clear, tangible deliverables. Creating open and honest forums to drive lessons learnt from past experiences drives improvement. We take pride in our work and celebrate successes, thereby creating an environment where our people are truly valued.
- **P**assion - Our passion is placemaking, creating incredible spaces through our totally holistic and inclusive approach. Our class leading, sustainable environments enhance the health and wellbeing of our residents, customers and clients.
- **I**nnovation - We place precision engineering at the heart of everything we do, whilst encouraging creativity and innovation by empowering our people to find imaginative solutions to everyday industry problems. “We will not be constrained or shackled by the way things have always been done".
- **C**ollaboration - We value team endeavour over the performance of any one individual. Aligning all stakeholders through clear, concise and common goals, driving efficiencies and quality outcomes at every level.

The contracts are primarily for the McGoff Group’s asset backed operating businesses in the care and education sectors; New Care and Back to the Garden Childcare, as well as supporting revered clients with their nationwide rollout programmes in the health care and food retail arenas. With accolades including The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for and Investors in People Gold, this is an exciting time to join McGoff Construction.

We are looking to recruit a Construction Buyer to work in our Procurement team based at our Altrincham Head Office.

**Role Responsibilities**
- To place purchase orders with approved suppliers only in accordance with budgets & specification.
- All orders, quotations etc. to be saved on the server in the relevant project folders.
- All orders sent to suppliers to be copied to the site team and project QS.
- To obtain three quotes for all orders as standard procedure.
- All orders over £500 to be processed using our Material Comparison Sheet with the appropriate approvals obtain.
- Where applicable, to query material specifications and look for cost effective alternatives and seek approval from both the internal team and the client’s representatives prior to orders being placed
- Liaise with the commercial team in all matters relating to spend and value
- As and when required you will be required to deal and communicate with the design team both internal and external regarding all material matters that are applicable to the projects you are involved in
- To ensure their projects Requisition Trackers are regularly kept up-to-date.
- Attend pre-start project meetings, issuing Procurement Schedule and Brick & Block Delivery Schedules for completion by site team.
- Manage and update Procurement Schedule, and distribute to all relevant stakeholders
- Obtain Material, Plant and Prelim Budget from Site QS
- Liaise with accounts department with regard to invoice and supplier disputes
- Attend team meetings (on site and in the office) and report on all buying aspects of the project
- Collate material aspects of enquiries in conjunction with the estimating department.
- To update and maintain supplier database as and when required
- The assistance with O&M Manuals towards the end of each project.
- Maintain and promote a level of professionalism befitting the department, both internally and with our supply chain partners current and future.

**Requirements**:

- An experienced materials and plant buyer with a proven track record of working in a similar role
- Previous experience within the construction sector is essential
- Strong IT literacy skills
- Ability to build good relationships with external and internal stakeholders
- Excellent communication and organisation skills

**Benefits**
- 6% Employer Workplace Pension
- 25 days’ holiday + Statutory
- Holiday ‘Buy Back’ scheme + bonus birthday holiday
- Healthcare Scheme
- 1 days paid ‘Change the World’ volunteering day

McGoff Construction is an equal opportunities employer, which seeks to ensure that no applicant receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of; gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race.