Buyer – Construction

Our client is a successful established business who deliver civil engineering and surfacing works. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit for a Buyer / Administrator to join their team whilst supporting site operations

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement and sourcing of materials, plant, and tools requested from site

• Raising, tracking, and closing purchase orders

• Negotiating prices and contract rates with suppliers

• Maintaining strong working relationships with key suppliers

• Pricing bills of materials to support tender submissions

• Weekly planning and scheduling of site projects

• Hiring of equipment for sites

• Coordinating site operatives for ongoing projects

Invoicing & Financial Administration

• Approval of material invoices

• Reviewing, validating, a high volume of monthly invoices

• Subcontractor recharges for materials collected on company accounts

• Running reports from the Hub as required

General Office Support

• Stock ordering for the projects and yard

• Answering and directing incoming calls in the main office

About You

• Previous experience in construction, civils, surfacing, or plant/material buying preferred

• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail

• Confident communicating with suppliers, subcontractors, and site teams

• Commercially aware and comfortable handling high invoice volumes

• IT-literate with experience using procurement or invoice systems

• Able to work independently and prioritise a varied workload

Due to the very high number of applications, we are unable to come back to every candidate with feedback. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Your CV will be registered with us and we will keep you updated with any other positions that may be of interest. However please keep checking our website as new roles will be updated daily, Nouvo Recruitment (London) Ltd wishes you the best of luck in your job search.

Nouvo Recruitment (London) Ltd operate as an independent recruitment agency with over 20 years of experience supporting clients and candidates nationally across the UK