Construction Buyer

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Byoot Full time

**Byoot** is a **construction **company that provides a full turnkey solution, from planning, architects, structural engineers, building control and the build, leaving clients to focus on their day jobs while we do ours. We are actively seeking a proactive, outgoing and motivated Buyer/Procurement Executive within **construction** to join our team.

**Role**:

- Providing prices for all materials included in project plans and drawings.
- Providing prices for and procuring construction plant and equipment for purchase and hire.
- Identifying potential suppliers and new products.
- Contacting a range of suppliers to obtain quotations and agree delivery times.
- Keeping detailed records and maintaining a well‐organised work schedule.
- Assessing the reliability of suppliers.
- Dealing effectively with challenges with suppliers and the flow of materials.
- Negotiating and agreeing the most favorable terms possible with suppliers once a contract has been secured.
- Calculating quantities for material working off project drawings
- Identifying and assessing potential suppliers and products.
- Maintaining detailed records such as tracking documents and purchasing databases.
- Plan, schedule and forecast procurement activities
- Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials and subcontractor services for construction projects
- Review plans, specifications and contracts to ensure the correct equipment, material and subcontractor services are ordered and/or purchased
- Ensuring the flow of materials to maximise efficiency.

**Responsibility**
- Negotiation skills are necessary for agreeing prices and terms with suppliers.
- Good knowledge of construction and understanding materials
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- IT literate with experience of using costing/ordering software.
- Min 3 years experience in a similar role at a sub-contractor business.
- Sound understanding of construction plant and equipment.
- Sound understanding of construction and civils materials.

**Personal Qualities**:
As a buyer, you will need to have:

- Excellent communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- An aptitude for figures and the ability to manage a budget
- An analytical mind
- IT skills
- Teamwork skills
- The ability to prioritise tasks and manage your time to meet deadlines

**You should be**:

- Able to build good relationships with all kinds of people
- Persuasive
- Willing to make decisions and take responsibility for them
- Well organised, self‐reliant and motivated
- Well spoken, confident, assertive - outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Organised, efficient
- Strong administration skills
- Competent user of Excel
- Very focussed and diligent, high level of attention to detail
- Highly persistent when dealing with suppliers whilst maintaining the positive relationships
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Motivated and able to work under own initiative
- Good level of education, preferably A Level Standard, excellent level of Maths and English
- Understanding of construction materials, technical drawings or Bill of Materials is a strong advantage
- Experience in a purchasing role is desirable but not necessary

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