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Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. Theyre an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise.

Join our Enabling Functions team as a Buyer and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

The successful candidate will be a point of contact for the South West section of the South Delivery Unit within the wider Civils Procurement team.

This role will require occasional travel across the South of England.

What you'll be doing

As a Buyer , you will have the following accountabilities:

• Fulfilling requisitions on behalf of the business
• Main POC for the South West section of the South Delivery Unit, to provide support, resolve queries and offer advice
• Ensuring internal spend compliance
• Sourcing suppliers and obtaining quotations
• Conducting tender processes
• Commodity research and spend analysis
• Supplier meetings and engagement
• Creation of Supply Chain Strategies
• Management of Procurement Schedules
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders supported by the Procurement Manager
• Identifying key trends or opportunities for cost reduction
• Negotiating discounts and savings
• Supplier performance management
• Subcontract Supply Chain & Category Management
• Ensuring accurate reporting of savings and value add activities
• Ensuring adherence to procurement processes and procedures

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Relevant business degree or equivalent experience (desired)
• Highly results orientated (proven track record of exceeding targets)
• Strong team player
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Flexible and driven
• Customer focussed
• Problem solving skills, ability to use own initiative to identify areas of improvement & propose solutions.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal skills
• Supply Chain Management Experience
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrates negotiation skills
• Strong Organisational Skills
• Self Starter

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]

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