Trainee Buyer Groundworks And Civil Engineering

Buyer - Residential Groundworks

With over 40 years experience, this market-leading Civil Engineering and Groundworks company are subcontractors to both regional and national housebuilders. With a turnover of cGBP100 million they are financially stable and growing organically. Projects include 278 works, residential groundworks, footpaths, roads, sewers and earthworks.
Why you might like this role:

• Progression and development you'll be joining a company that is continuing to grow sustainably, with family ownership they focus on developing and promoting their employees to fulfill their potential.

• Supportive management the bosses are very approachable, with a strong reputation for taking care of their staff, supporting them, and retaining them.

• Stability- well-run sites with high health and safety standards and excellent customer service, means they have lots of repeat clients and full order books.

• Work-life balance- due to the family-feel, everybody s heads come together to tackle any hurdles or challenges and there is a no-blame culture, meaning a low-pressure environment, with a manageable workload and care for your personal demands.

• Charitable they support the local community through regular volunteering and sponsoring local sports teams and schools.

What you ll be doing

You ll be using your excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills to build relationships and manage suppliers, negotiating prices, and placing orders. Including:

• Managing the day-to-day project procurement of materials.
• Liaising with the on-site teams to source the most cost-effective materials, of the highest quality.
• Monitoring the performance, quality, prices and development of suppliers.
• Ensure Health and Safety compliance.
• Identify new potential suppliers and products.
• Prepare quotations and proposals.
• Attend team meetings and site visits.
• Prepare and maintain cost reports to maximise efficiency.

Must haves

• Keen interest in construction
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with suppliers and the site teams.

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