Mpeople Recruitment are recruiting for an Assistant Buyer (Construction) to join a reputable business based in Oldham on a part-time, permanent basis.

• Location: Oldham
• Salary: £21,600 plus annual bonus (£13.85 per hour)
• Hours: 30 hours per week - this can be worked over five days or 4 full days

Our client is experiencing growth and as such seeks to strengthen their buying team. As part of a well-established team the successful applicant will have a fantastic opportunity to develop their buying skills and gain experience working on some of the interesting schemes the client can deliver, which will greatly enhance their career prospects.

Responsibilities

• Send out and collate quotation enquires from all suppliers
• Rasing client quotations
• Take off and Schedule materials from drawings and specifications
• Raise orders for materials orders.
• Collate quotes, analyse & negotiate with suppliers
• Supplier management
• Collate a handover folder and attend the handover meeting
• Raise and issue Purchase orders through Construction Manager
• Establish excellent working relationships with suppliers, site teams and contracts management
• Workload withing the GRM (Monday)
• Upload off project information on to Procore
• Control of all correspondence between the team and key accounts
• Control any delays internally and externally
• Work closely with goods in
• Good understanding of the install workload planner
• Join Zoom meeting when required
• General admin support for key account manager
• Check invoices are paid via account team
• Resolve invoice queries
• Assist the Purchasing Manager and MD where necessary
• PQQ and Tender submissions

Qualifications & Experience

• 2+ years’ preferred experience in a sales buying role, ideally material and equipment Computer literate / Microsoft Office in particular Excel
• Experience in using Excel/CRM systems
• Highly numerate with efficient administration