Building & Construction UK Buyer

MERITUS are recruiting for a Buildings & Construction UK Buyer to join our client in an initial 6 month contract from their site in Broughton. The role will be to support international facility growth across multiple sites for a major aerospace business.

BUILDINGS & CONSTRUCTION UK BUYER - INSIDE IR35 - £44 PER HOUR - BROUGHTON, FLINTSHIRE (3 DAYS A WEEK ONSITE) - 6 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - Sector: AEROSPACE

The role sits within a central procurement function responsible for delivering strategic sourcing, supplier management and commercial optimisation activities across a multi-site, multi-divisional operational environment.

The successful candidate will lead procurement projects, manage supplier relationships, support cross-functional stakeholders and drive cost, performance and compliance improvements across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.

This position requires a commercially astute procurement professional with experience managing complex sourcing activities, negotiating strategic agreements and operating within highly matrixed international organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic procurement activities across infrastructure, facilities, construction and associated service categories.
• Implement procurement strategies aligned to business and operational objectives.
• Lead sourcing activities and competitive tender processes across national and international supplier markets.
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional procurement project teams involving operational, technical, legal, finance and business stakeholders.
• Negotiate and implement framework agreements and long-term supplier contracts.
• Develop and maintain high-performing supplier networks aligned to operational and strategic business requirements.
• Manage supplier performance through KPI reviews, governance activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual and supply chain risks.
• Support demand management, specification challenge and cost optimisation activities.
• Drive savings and value-generation initiatives through standardisation, aggregation and procurement optimisation.
• Support implementation of digital procurement tools and process improvements.
• Provide procurement governance, process guidance and commercial support to internal stakeholders.
• Support make-versus-buy analysis, benchmarking and strategic sourcing activities.

Essential Experience

• Strong procurement or strategic sourcing experience within complex operational or engineering environments.
• Experience managing competitive tendering and supplier negotiation activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination capability.
• Experience managing supplier performance and commercial risk.
• Knowledge of contract management and procurement governance processes.
• Ability to operate within matrixed international organisations.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Commercially driven mindset with strong analytical capability.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within aerospace, defence, infrastructure, manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Exposure to facilities management, construction or infrastructure procurement categories.
• Experience supporting international or multi-divisional procurement programmes.
• Knowledge of digital procurement platforms and e-procurement tools.
• Experience delivering procurement savings and operational transformation initiatives.
• CIPS qualification or equivalent procurement accreditation.