Senior Buyer

We have an exciting opportunity at Bouygues UK for a seasoned Senior Buyer to join our dynamic Procurement and Supply Chain team. This role will see you at the forefront of Pre-tender and Tender Purchasing of materials, working on prestigious projects like the Oriel initiative, a cutting-edge eye care, research, and education centre at St Pancras Hospital. Your expertise will be crucial in managing site procurement, commercial project tendering, and establishing national supply contracts.

To excel in this role, you should have:

Experience in a construction company commercial role

Proven experience in a Buyer/Purchasing role

A keen eye for detail and a commercial mindset

Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills

Excellent verbal and written communication abilities

Proficiency in I.T.

Your responsibilities will include:

Taking high-value project sections from sourcing to contract development

Sourcing and negotiating with suppliers to deliver cost-saving, value-engineered solutions

Managing major supplier accounts within Bouygues UK procedures

Collaborating across departments to emphasize procurement priorities

Ensuring a continued stock of high-risk products

Rationalizing the UK supplier base for strategic leverage

Maintaining and updating the European Purchasing database with UK orders and supplier developments

Why Bouygues UK

Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Excellence, Courage, Integrity and Passion.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days

2 paid volunteering days a year

pension scheme

life insurance

private medical insurance

BY Extra – opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification. Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors.

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €32 billion and operations in over 100 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself

Here at Bouygues we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. You will also have an opportunity to join our employee led diversity & inclusion communities such as WeLink (women network), Encompass (LGBTQ+), Kaleidoscope (BAME), Disability and Wellness peer support network, Parents and Carers network.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We value your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal details. If you choose to apply for this role, please do not include any sensitive data on your CV which reveals (directly or indirectly); your race or ethnic origins, your political, philosophical or religious opinions, or your membership of a trade union, your social security number, or information which relates to your health or sexual orientation or to any criminal convictions