Buyer

2 days ago

Bolton, United Kingdom George Cox and Sons Ltd Full time

We are a specialist civil engineering and highways contractor serving local and transport authorities throughout the North West of England. Our aim is to deliver sustainable projects within the North West, enhancing infrastructure and accessibility of communities, whilst minimising environmental impact and reinvesting locally.

With over 75 years of experience working on North West highway projects, we have gained a distinguished reputation for delivering hugely successful schemes. Our multi award-winning collaborative and proactive methods guarantee the best level of service for our clients.

The business provides a wide range of civil engineering and highway construction services, utilising its highly skilled internal workforce and a network of subcontractors. Its area of expertise lies in executing intricate and challenging projects, including but not limited to drainage schemes, intersection enhancements, and public infrastructure development.

We are looking to employ a buyer to expand our procurement team.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Answering calls from suppliers and sites
- Raising plant and materials orders with suppliers and entering onto database
- Completing cost comparisons for materials
- Updating plant and materials databases to include changes on site and all plant paperwork
- Assisting estimating in providing materials prices for tenders
- Checking, authorising and querying plant and materials invoices against purchase orders
- Working with accounts team to ensure month end deadline is met and queries are logged and recorded accurately
- Assisting the Facility Manager in reviewing pricing agreements and suppliers
- Inputting yard stock information against database
- General administration duties as required
- Maintain sub-contractor database - chase up insurances and other information

**Essential**
- Experience within the Construction Industry
- Experience in a plant hire and construction materials purchasing role.
- Able to work to under pressure and to deadlines, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel
- Excellent Administration Skills

**Desirable**
- CIPS qualified or working towards
- Ability to understand Construction Drawings

**Personal Qualities**
- Team Player
- Ability to use own initiative
- Efficient and organised
- Able to Manage own workload

**Salary**: From £30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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