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Subcontractor Buyer

Based on the Oswestry site and Wigan Office

Contract: Permanent, Full time

£50,000 -£60,000 Depending on experience with excellent benefits

Are you an experienced Buyer who has experience with Subcontractors and looking for the next opportunity that will provide a unique experience every day and provides you with a role that will give you a wide variety of experience? If this is the case, then we would love to hear from you! The ongoing success of my client's business has resulted in my client having an urgent requirement for a Buyer to join their team at their Oswestry site, their local office will be based in Wigan. We are seeking an experienced procurement specialist who can add value to the unit. This specialist will identify the demand-supply chain capacity that resides within the unit's operating unit.

What will you be doing:

• Supporting live construction projects through sound procurement practices
• Implement an "added value" material procurement strategy for each project.
• Assist the project team in accurately forecasting their outturn material costs.
• Provide the agreed forecast information by the agreed dates each month.
• Attend monthly meetings to discuss material forecasts including any movements in the period and future risks.
• Continuous monitoring and improvement of the supply chain
• Be the prime business unit contact for the Group Procurement Function

Who are we looking for?

• Procurement experience ideally in the UK construction industry
• Previous subcontract experience
• Supply Chain Procurement experience
• Ideally CIPS qualified or working towards but not essential.

The benefits include:

• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year. Holidays increase with the length of service.
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening, and enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returner bonus.
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, etc.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.