Buyer - Construction Category

Key job responsibilities:
• Work closely with leadership to support long-term strategic plans to maximize value for our client
• Standardize procurement processes, operational tools, operating standards, and supplier management activities.
• Create, manage and communicate RFX documents for key Capex requirements, leading the tender process through to techno-commercial evaluation, post tender negotiation, contracting, purchase order and delivery.
• Support and drive category strategies for the spend under management while strengthening strategic relationships with preferred vendors delivering scalable and sustainable results against business goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement and performance benchmarks
• Act as a spend category market intelligence provider to anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed
• Drive the performance of category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to our client
• Analyze historic spend data to support budget pricing calculations, rate cards and catalogue adoption and spend/sourcing strategies.
• Strong negotiation skills and a track record of earning stakeholder trust, taking ownership and delivering results
• Manage a number of projects simultaneously, across various stakeholders and spend categories while being able to manage priorities effectively to support and achieve on time delivery of requirements and site launch dates.