3 Senior Buyer roles in Warrington

What you'll be doing

As Senior Buyer you will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of tenders and requests for quotations for subcontract, materials, and services.


• Conduct due diligence and commercial checks to ensure robust supply partnerships.


• Evaluate tender responses and compile award recommendations for approval.


• Negotiate contracts that deliver quality, value for money, and savings targets.


• Build long-term supplier relationships focused on service, quality, and continuous improvement.


• Monitor market trends, identify new suppliers, and lead supplier engagement meetings.


• Work cross-functionally to embed HSEQ+S principles and commercial objectives.


• Support work-winning opportunities and deliver sustainable procurement and social value plans.

Who we're looking for

The following experience/qualifications are required:

• Proven senior-level experience in procurement and supply chain management within construction or a related sector.


• Strong commercial awareness, organisational skills, and a disciplined approach to compliance.


• Exceptional negotiation skills with a track record of delivering value through complex deals.


• Experience in running tenders and managing high-impact contracts.


• Knowledge of Category Management, SRM, and SPM is desirable.


• MCIPS or equivalent preferred; experience with Oracle R12 is an advantage.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com