Strategic Buyer

Overview:
**Opportunity. See it our way**

Role: Strategic Buyer - Residential

Location: Stirling/Hybrid working options

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure, and support services business. And as Strategic Buyer - Residential you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things - for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

Your new role:
***The Strategic Buyer - Residential will carry out all aspects of the procurement process in accordance with Robertson Group Procurement and Supply Chain Management Strategy in the delivery of requirements, under the guidance and supervision of the Head of Procurement.

**What you'll do**:

- Compilation of data relating to supplier responses, highlighting inconsistences and differences, presenting information and responses in a manor to enable evaluation.
- Work with and advise project teams on material specifications and value engineered alternatives where appropriate.
- Propose order awards to the Head of Procurement and project team, highlighting distinguishing factors between suppliers and the rationale behind recommendations taking account of value adding service, whole life cost, sustainable solutions, etc.
- Lead and support final negotiations with selected suppliers to raise purchase orders for all materials and plant hire requirements in line with company policies and procedures to meet site programme requirements.
- Maximise benefit to the Robertson Group through standardisation of specifications and supply chain rationalisation to ensure best value with a keen focus on the supply chain for residential projects.
- Drive process compliance through the implementation of systems to ensure efficient procurement process and continuous improvement.
- Liaise with sites to assist with the resolution of supply issues as and when required.
- Investigate and support the resolution of supplier invoice queries.
- Attend site and office-based Bid/Prestart/Project meetings as required.
- Provide regular reports on procurement betterment and ongoing performance evaluation and development of key suppliers and manufacturers.
- Manage relationships and Supply Chain agreements with selected suppliers, including agreement renewal; performance; spend; strengths; weaknesses and opportunities
- Monitor the supply market to identify potential new suppliers and products and meet with suppliers to understand their products.

**What you'll need**:

What's in it for me:
**Working the Robertson Way**

Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means

**We listen**

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

**We are professional**

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

**We take responsibility**

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

**We are determined to succeed**

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

**We are one team**

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

**In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension and valuable life assurance. What’s more, you’ll also be able to make the most of a range of brilliant extras. These include our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts at restaurants and cinemas with a Taste Card, annual flu vaccine, and Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family.**

We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, too. That means many of our office-based people and some of our site based people are able to either work from home or as part of our hybrid model.