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Senior Buyer - Rail

Ref no. BHN582409
Salary £60,000 - £75,000/annum
Location London, England
Start date ASAP
Job type Permanent
Job status Open

Job summary

My client is looking for a senior Buyer with proven experience in managing subcontracts within the Rail market, public sector or complex infrastructure projects. You will be working for an industry leading contractor, with highly competitive offer

Key skills required for this role

Senior Buyer, Buyer, Procurement, Network Rail, TFL, Rail, Construction, Supply Chain, Commercial, Engineering, Infrastructure, HS2, Site, Purchasing

Important

Proven Network Rail experience or a similar major rail client, or public sector procurement knowledge

Job description

Senior Buyer - Rail

My client offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. They contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Buyer has become available to work on the Southern Renewals Enterprise. The project will total 5+5 years of multiple individual schemes across Network Rail's Southern Route (Kent, Sussex & Wessex).

Reporting to a Procurement Manager, you will o establish, maintain and improve procedures for the control and effectiveness of the buying function in line with company policy.

Projects will be civils led schemes within the rail sector and will include station buildings, platforms, structures, earthworks and drainage projects.

About you

  • Hold or working towards a CIPS professional qualification
  • Extensive knowledge of trades and materials in Civil Engineering and Rail Sectors
  • Knowledge of common use sub-contract documents
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Flexible in adapting to working within a fully integrated office based department as well as site based teams
  • Time management skills, working to tight deadlines

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

My client is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
  • Private medical care
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
  • Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
  • Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • Mental health, physical health, and financial support
  • 24/7 Virtual GP service

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