Project Buyer

Project Buyer – Freedom Group

Leeds, London or Stowmarket (Hybrid Working)

Permanent & Full Time (37 hours per week)

Competitive Salary & Benefits

Freedom Group have a brilliant opportunity for a Project Buyer to join their team in either Stowmarket, London or Leeds.  Reporting to the Head of Procurement, this role will support the management of current projects and assist in new Tenders where required.

You’ll work closely with the Commercial Managers, and flex across Direct and Indirect categories to include Sub-Contractors, Civils, Utilities, Cabling, Switchgears, Transformers etc.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Negotiate pricing and lead times to obtain the best value for the company
• Assisting in managing supply chain in your operational business units to maximise value for that business unit and the wider division.
• Working with operational teams, to support project needs.
• Work with Operational teams on an on-going basis to ensure that sub-contractors and suppliers are the best fit for the contract and continue to deliver value to support contract retention and exemplar customer satisfaction 
• Dealing with day-to-day queries from operations to ensure best lead times are met.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for candidates with experience of project-based Procurement who bring confidence, knowledge and drive to the team. Ideally, you’ll be MCIPS qualified (although we will support progression to MCIPS) and have the following:

• Managed project procurement spend
• Mix of direct and indirect procurement experience and capability
• Confident, enthusiastic and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and as a result, engages them.
• Supports colleagues who are operating within a range of different sectors. Understands the markets we operate in and can anticipate the effect upon our business and reacts accordingly.

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people.  Some of what you can expect includes: 

• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to choose from including: Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance and Tax Free Bikes.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

About Us 
 

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be