Procurement Manager / Buyer Construction or related industry experience required Market Bosworth / Leicestershire area Up to £50k per annum, depending on experience Holiday, Pension, Healthcare The Role: My industry-leading client requires a procurement officer to ensure compliance and governance in spending and controls. The role will ensure internal controls and governance are put in place around all purchasing. The successful candidate will report to the Finance Director with a dotted line to the Operations Director. As such, there is a need to spend some time at the Yard, with the expectation that the time will need to be split 50/50, with the beginning of the week at the Yard. The role should help identify improvements and efficiencies and promote best practice in procurement across the organisation. Primary Tasks and Duties: * Managing purchase requisition requests to purchase orders and fulfilment * Raising all purchase orders on the system * Dealing with all supplier PQQs * Maintaining supplier relationships and dealing with supplier queries * Reviewing and updating an approved supplier list for specific spend items * Acting as the first point of contact for Procurement queries across the business * Agreeing and finding best commercial rates and rebates with key suppliers * Maintaining procurement records and documentation * Reporting on supplier comparisons and supplier spend * Managing Supplier performance and associated procurement processes * Ordering all tools and equipment, including PPE for field ops * Ordering and maintaining stock in the yard for use * Hiring all external plant and haulage for projects * Assisting the workshop in getting best rates for stock and other fabrication materials * Assisting commercial (estimators) on project tendering and saving opportunities with particular emphasis on credit terms for larger projects * Identifying procurement risks & escalating where needed * Liaising with contracts team for waste and scrap tendering * Dealing with procurement of IT through our IT provider and other general office spend Essential Experience - Procurement Manager / Buyer * Relevant experience in procurement or as a buyer, with a construction-related industry * Ability to build relationships * Strong negotiation skills * Ability to source strategically for business needs * Strong Excel & reporting skills * Supply chain risk management & financial acumen * CIPS qualification or working towards (desirable) * Building long-term partnerships with suppliers and monitoring their performance * Ability to cope with pressure and work to tight deadlines * Good written and interpersonal skills and ability to challenge constructively * Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload * Confident and assertive with a self-motivated approach and flexible attitude. If you feel that you have the experience listed above and would like to discuss the role further, please 'Click Apply' now and we will be in touch