Buyer

Reporting to: Products Supply Manager

Role: Full-time, permanent - 37.5 hours per week - You may be required to work additional hours at times

Location: Bilston or Nottingham. Some travel between locations and to suppliers may be required.

Benefits: Pension scheme, SAYE scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Occupational Health scheme, Private Health Care scheme, Bonus eligibility, Life Assurance, Training, Employee Assistance Programme inc. Exclusive Offers - An online portal offering vouchers and discounts & 25-day Annual Leave plus Bank Hols, Holiday Purchase Scheme.

Hill and Smith Infrastructure is a leading provider of infrastructure solutions, specializing in road construction and maintenance projects. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, we strive to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions that meet the needs of our clients and communities.

This role forms part of the Commercial Department for Hill & Smith Infrastructure and is a key contributor to procurement activity within the business. It is a critical role in the team which requires strong commercial acumen, ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders and prioritise workload effectively. The role has a high degree of impact on financial performance and successful outcomes for the business.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Actively negotiate best prices with suppliers 
• Seek optimal routes for supply, engaging with new supply chain partners where needed
• Work with commercial & sales teams to forward plan procurement based on forecast & secured demand
• Raise orders in the system, follow up and maintain status with suppliers and feed information to requisitioners
• Communicate risks / opportunities to the wider team
• Work with the logistics team to optimise use of internal transport and minimise external costs 
• Maintain standard costing with the ERP (D365) under guidance of line manager
• Maintain transactional accuracy in the ERP
• Complete basic Due Diligence and setup checks on new suppliers
• Complete month end Open purchase order accrual for material orders

 

General:

• Strong and clear communication with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong focus on positive outcomes 
• Highly organised and able to prioritise tasks
• Proactively suggests new ideas for improvement
• Proficient in Microsoft packages (specifically Excel and Dynamics 365) and other IT tools used by the business 

 

Must have the capabilities to self-develop and identify areas of formal training requirements.

 

Must be capable of making informed decisions and present them to senior management as and when required.

Person Specification: 

Qualifications: 

• Degree / Industry Equivalent qualification (desirable)
• Appropriate education for the task, may include Degree, HNC etc. (essential)

Experience: 

• Experience in manufacturing and/or highways industry (desirable)
• Experience in procurement role (essential)

Knowledge: 

• D365 Knowledge (desirable)
• Procurement best practise (essential)
• Permanent and Temporary Barrier/HVM product knowledge (desirable)

Skills:

• Ability to influence colleagues and external contacts to help achieve success in the role (essential)
• Ability to prioritise tasks, work to, and set deadlines and function effectively under pressure with competing demands (essential)
• Ability to maintain records to high level of accuracy and proactively seek information to enable completion (essential)
• Excellent attention to detail (essential)

Additional Attributes: 

• Willingness to learn (essential)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages in particular Excel (essential)
• Ability to multi task, set own priorities and be flexible to changing needs of the business (essential)
• Self-starter, takes initiative (essential)
• Good Communication Skills (essential)
• Ability and desire to solve problems (essential)