Assistant Buyer

We're looking for an Assistant Buyer to join our team based in Rushden.

Location: Rushden - Hybrid working available with travel to the office required 1-3 days per week
Hours: Flexible/agile - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

We're looking for an Assistant Buyer to provide a quality procurement service to Kier stakeholders. Working within our procurement team, you'll support Kier Infrastructure by raising and expediting orders whilst helping us work towards being the "Procurement Centre of Excellence". This is a fantastic opportunity to build lasting relationships with suppliers and customers whilst making a real impact on our business.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Assistant Buyer, you'll be working within the procurement team, supporting them in delivering excellent service to internal and external stakeholders. Your day to day will include:

• Managing ticket requests from the business in line with service level agreements
• Raising and expediting purchase orders for projects and site teams
• Negotiating rates and benchmarking high value requisitions where appropriate
• Building strong relationships with commercial and operational teams to understand business requirements
• Supporting sustainable procurement by considering products and materials that offer environmental or social advantages

What are we looking for?

This role of Assistant Buyer is great for you if:

• You have strong organisational and administration skills with the ability to plan effectively in a demanding environment
• You're experienced in working as part of a team and can work from your own initiative
• You have excellent customer service and negotiation skills
• You possess good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to connect with people at all levels
• You're comfortable working remotely and have good computer skills

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.