Senior Buyer
Date: 18 Jun 2024
Location: Birmingham, GB, B37 7YB
Company: Colas
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.
Purpose of the Role
As Senior Buyer you will be based in our Solihull office with the opportunity to have hybrid working. The Senior Buyer will arrange the supply of products and services with a view to complying with the Purchasing process, the Purchasing policy and supplier commitments and contracts. Working in Collaboration with the procurement network in the UK and Europe EMEA of the wider Bouygues Group.
The role will involve procuring materials, plant, sub-contract, and services requirements across all business units. The primary focus is to maximize the use of existing and new framework agreements for use by Colas Limited. Supporting the development and implementation of effective strategic procurement solutions to benefit Colas in terms of process optimization, innovation, and carbon reduction solutions. Ensuring procurement is carried out in compliance with Colas Limited governance and procurement processes and procedures.
Main Responsibilities
As Senior Buyer, you will deliver procurement tenders on time, in compliance with requirements & in budget to Maximise the procurement coverage and savings. The Senior Buyer will also review and approve procurement requests from COUPA in compliance with Colas Limited governance and procurement processes & procedures. You will also lead some specific procurement category across Colas ltd (strategy production & implementation follow-up and supplier relationships)The role of Senior Buyer will also implement existing framework agreement & proposing additional agreement beneficial to the whole of Colas ltd or specific project needs and source of low carbon solution (process improvement, low carbon product) and ensure their testing & implementation on site.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a buyer or senior buyer in a similar role, preferably within the construction or infrastructure industry and be familiar with Procurement ERP systems (e.g., COUPA, SAP, Oracle, etc.). You will also have excellent negotiation, contract management and problem solving skills.
Package Description
Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:
• A salary of £40k and £50k per annum depending on experience.
• Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
• Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
• 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays
• Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
• Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
• Ongoing personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal
As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing and Daring. We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders. We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity. Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.
