Buyer vacancy at FM Conway!
FM Conway is currently seeking an experienced Buyer to join our Procurement team on a 9-12 month fixed term contract. This role will focus on targeting key spend areas across the business and raise tenders to suppliers to reduce costs. You will actively seek new supply chain partners from both the UK and overseas as well as report and monitor spend trends. This is a permanent, full time position based from our head office in Sevenoaks.
Why you should join our family
You will be joining a fast paced, innovative construction company. FM Conway is a family run business with 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions.
As our Buyer, we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. Our Sevenoaks head office boasts its own gym which you will have free access too, we will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines and support from our mental health first aiders.
The Buyer role
- Raising and Implementing Supply Chain agreements to new and existing suppliers/subcontractors whilst managing our existing supply chain database
- Negotiating and Raising “Term Orders” and Contract specific orders
- Liaising with different divisions within the business to assist in reducing costs and ensuring the
company is buying at the most competitive rates available
- Producing system reports and monitoring the status/value of procurement liability for the business
- Negotiating fixed rate deals with suppliers in order to obtain the most suitable and cost-effective options for the company
- Negotiating at tender stage, right through to procuring for projects
- Drafting, preparing and presenting monthly spend reports to the main board of directors
What we’re looking for in our Buyer
We are looking for a Buyer with previous experience in a commercially focussed organisation who can demonstrate appropriate use of quality, risk and health and safety procedures. You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to manage relationships at all levels in the organisation.
So if our Buyer role sounds like your next career move, click apply today!
Closing Date: 11/05/2023
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.
At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We look forward to receiving your application!