MERITUS are recruiting for a Buildings & Construction UK Buyer to join our client in an initial 6 month contract from their site in Broughton. The role will be to support international facility growth across multiple sites for a major aerospace business.
BUILDINGS & CONSTRUCTION UK BUYER - INSIDE IR35 - £44 PER HOUR - BROUGHTON, FLINTSHIRE (3 DAYS A WEEK ONSITE) - 6 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - Sector: AEROSPACE
The role sits within a central procurement function responsible for delivering strategic sourcing, supplier management and commercial optimisation activities across a multi-site, multi-divisional operational environment.
The successful candidate will lead procurement projects, manage supplier relationships, support cross-functional stakeholders and drive cost, performance and compliance improvements across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.
This position requires a commercially astute procurement professional with experience managing complex sourcing activities, negotiating strategic agreements and operating within highly matrixed international organisations.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver strategic procurement activities across infrastructure, facilities, construction and associated service categories.
- Implement procurement strategies aligned to business and operational objectives.
- Lead sourcing activities and competitive tender processes across national and international supplier markets.
- Coordinate and lead cross-functional procurement project teams involving operational, technical, legal, finance and business stakeholders.
- Negotiate and implement framework agreements and long-term supplier contracts.
- Develop and maintain high-performing supplier networks aligned to operational and strategic business requirements.
- Manage supplier performance through KPI reviews, governance activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual and supply chain risks.
- Support demand management, specification challenge and cost optimisation activities.
- Drive savings and value-generation initiatives through standardisation, aggregation and procurement optimisation.
- Support implementation of digital procurement tools and process improvements.
- Provide procurement governance, process guidance and commercial support to internal stakeholders.
- Support make-versus-buy analysis, benchmarking and strategic sourcing activities.
Essential Experience
- Strong procurement or strategic sourcing experience within complex operational or engineering environments.
- Experience managing competitive tendering and supplier negotiation activities.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination capability.
- Experience managing supplier performance and commercial risk.
- Knowledge of contract management and procurement governance processes.
- Ability to operate within matrixed international organisations.
- Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Commercially driven mindset with strong analytical capability.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within aerospace, defence, infrastructure, manufacturing or industrial sectors.
- Exposure to facilities management, construction or infrastructure procurement categories.
- Experience supporting international or multi-divisional procurement programmes.
- Knowledge of digital procurement platforms and e-procurement tools.
- Experience delivering procurement savings and operational transformation initiatives.
- CIPS qualification or equivalent procurement accreditation.
