Buyer

We’re looking for a Buyerto join our Major Projects team at HPC to join our Major Projects HPC department based in Somerset, Bridgewater. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location: Somerset, Bridgewater
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits

Responsibilities

As a Buyer you’ll be working within the major projects HPC team, supporting them by taking ownership of a project by managing resources (people, finance and physical assets) in a safe and timely manner to the required quality.

Your day to day will include:

• Lead & implement procurement of plant, equipment, and materials for the project.
• Develop the project specific supply chain plan for procurement of plant, equipment, and materials.
• Ensure procurement fully complies with detailed technical requirements.
• Managing budget costs will be a key requirement of this role – contribute to, and implement these processes by negotiating with all parties to ensure value for money.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of Performance Excellence.

Who are we looking for?

This role of Buyer is great for you if:

• You have evidential experience and positive track record of ‘best in class’ supply chain procurement in a similar role within a complex project and able to demonstrate experience of significant cost and time savings.
• You have a good understanding of Target Cost contracts.
• You have a proactive, enthusiastic, and collaborative approach.
• You are able to work as part of a team to deliver objective of the project and company.
• You have demonstrable excellence in supporting the delivery of design, construction & commissioning of large water sector related projects

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
• professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
• pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
• Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
• employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing Date: 08 May 2023