Ringway is a market leader in the Highways Term Maintenance Industry, responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce. We want you to grow your career in a way that suits you, whether that is making the best of your skills in a role you enjoy, or developing new skills as you progress with our company.

 

An exciting opportunity has opened for an experienced Buyer to join our Procurement Team in Winsford. We are looking for an individual to form part of a cross functional role, within a busy, sometimes high-pressure, Commercial Team. You will be responsible for procurement materials and plant for the internal and subcontract teams as well as negotiating with suppliers to reduce the total cost of goods and services to increase overall value, without compromising on quality and Health and Safety. The successful candidate will be someone who is both process and target driven, who has previous procurement and negotiation experience within construction, civils or highways.

The successful Buyer will have;

• Experience within a Buyer/Procurement position – must be in highways or construction 
• Experience of direct and indirect sourcing of materials and plant hire 
• Experience dealing with vendors and sub-contractors 
• Proven ability to negotiate prices with suppliers 
• SAP experience would be ideal
• Advanced in all Microsoft applications, especially Microsoft Excel.
• UK – Full Driver’s License 

As the Buyer you would be responsible for;

• Converting Purchase Requisitions to Purchase Orders for Materials, PPE, Tools, Plant Hire, Professional Services and ICT and issuing to Suppliers 
• Pro-actively report material and availability issues, and implement immediate corrective actions as required
• Negotiating with Supply Chain Partners, procuring at the most competitive rates without compromising on quality 
• Reviewing Supply Chain Partners - recommending preferred options 
• Hiring and Off hiring Plant and Tools, maintaining register of Hired Plant and Tools
• Working to the pricing catalogues, consideration of price when finalising Purchase Orders
• Working closely with the finance team, dealing with invoice queries
• Any other administrative duties requested by wider purchasing team

Awarded Investors in People Silver, a member of the 5% Club and recognised as an Investor in Diversity. Providing opportunity and growth for all our employees is the bedrock of our business, ensuring a safe, happy and productive workforce.