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Buildings and Construction Buyer

United Kingdom, Chester 32.89 - 44.00 GBP / Hour · Job Posted May 04, 2026
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Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Aerospace organisation to recruit a Building & Construction Buyer for an initial contract until the end of 2026. There is a rate of £32.89 PAYE Per Hour or £44 Per Hour Umbrella on offer for the successful candidate. The role would offer Hybrid Working with 3 days onsite in Chester and 2 days working from home.

Job Responsibility

  • Implementing the procurement strategy defined by the Commodity Procurement Management and the Projects Multi-Functional-Teams (MFT) within the scope of activity supporting different divisions’ needs
  • Manage procurement projects and call for tenders with multi-divisional scope within the scope of the Building & Construction Team and international scope on demand, including within the Building sub-commodity
  • Develop and maintain an efficient supply chain capable to deliver goods/services, matching business requirements and objectives
  • Ensure that deliverables are in line with the contractual terms (cost, time, quality)
  • Secure long-term alignment of the preferred supplier base with the long-term trans-divisional strategic needs of the business
  • Ensure continuous commercial relationship with suppliers in order to secure work with best-in-class suppliers and protect the business from contractual risks
  • Conduct the procurement process in order to fulfil business needs and provide the internal customers with valued services in compliance with the General Procurement procedures and guidelines, to full customers satisfaction
  • Deliver on initiatives contributing to company Savings Programmes using the levers of requirements harmonisation/standardization, challenge of the specifications, volume aggregation, and control of the demand
  • Provide strategically relevant input to support the strategy development
  • Services/Goods are delivered on time, on quality and within budget, in compliance with Building procurement strategy objectives
  • Savings targets are met
  • Efficient supply chain with national and international supplier panels and competitive bidder lists in line with commodity and sub-commodity procurement strategy
  • National and international supplier contracts are properly negotiated and managed based on GP contract policy, with the objective to reduce risks to the business
  • Internal Customers’ satisfaction
  • Proper and adequate communication/reporting

Requirements

  • Implementing the procurement strategy defined by the Commodity Procurement Management and the Projects Multi-Functional-Teams (MFT) within the scope of activity supporting different divisions’ needs
  • Manage procurement projects and call for tenders with multi-divisional scope within the scope of the Building & Construction Team and international scope on demand, including within the Building sub-commodity
  • Develop and maintain an efficient supply chain capable to deliver goods/services, matching business requirements and objectives
  • Ensure that deliverables are in line with the contractual terms (cost, time, quality)
  • Secure long-term alignment of the preferred supplier base with the long-term trans-divisional strategic needs of the business
  • Ensure continuous commercial relationship with suppliers in order to secure work with best-in-class suppliers and protect the business from contractual risks
  • Conduct the procurement process in order to fulfil business needs and provide the internal customers with valued services in compliance with the General Procurement procedures and guidelines, to full customers satisfaction
  • Deliver on initiatives contributing to company Savings Programmes using the levers of requirements harmonisation/standardization, challenge of the specifications, volume aggregation, and control of the demand
  • Provide strategically relevant input to support the strategy development

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