Primary Responsibilities

Core role:

• Procurement of building materials (from schedules), bracketry & metalwork (from drawings) tendering, following up to receive quotes on time, analysing quotes, discussing with the QS, tracking against budgets, negotiating with suppliers, drafting and placing purchase orders.
• Update these packages on the procurement schedule (excel), and track and remind for upcoming releases
• Following up suppliers to ensure lead times are maintained and delivered on
• Maintain a materials management schedule (excel) to track materials from point of order through to confirmed arrival on site, including with locations, dates, orders, delivery notes, pallet/stillage refs, photos etc
• Deal with reactive procurement issues eg missing materials, & site requests in coordination with the team
• Coordination with project team/s throughout above
• Assisting QS with pricing of variations obtaining quotes from supplier etc.
• Assisting QS with monthly application and vesting processes
• On site installation records tracking & checking

Budgeting exercises in advance of release of final design, and monitoring budgets as we progress through on site, eg plant, building materials, forecasting costs to go.

Conditions of Success:

• All tasks completed on time and accurately
• Effective communication to colleagues relating to timescales and managing expectations in relation to projects and/or tasks
• Constant challenge to the status-quo and improved processes
• Always protecting the company from our suppliers terms of business and ensuring the Companies terms take precedence
• Carrying out whatever reasonable project tasks may be directed to you

Skills/Attributes

• High attention to detail
• Organised, diligent and with good sense of initiative
• Open & honest
• A good listener and a clear communicator
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent negotiation and dispute resolution skills
• Good financial and numeracy management skills
• High level of IT literacy

Some experience in construction industry ideally at least a year experience in a similar role.