Senior Buyer

Overview

Lead procurement, improve buying processes for construction projects, ensure compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• specialist skills
• business units
• resource delivery
• client expertise
• staff support
• client services

Tasks

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

Requirements

• procurement
• construction
• excel
• senior
• degree
• cips

What You Bring

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all. -Experience of procurement change and implementing new systems and process -Deep understanding of the construction industry and associated supply chains -Analytical, strong MS office skills in particular Microsoft Excel and a core business system. -Experience in procurement involving work at a senior level across a large multi business unit / project environment. -Degree educated and CIPS (desired).

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Benefits

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. -Life Assurance -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits -Employee Assistance programme -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -24/7 Virtual GP service -Private medical care -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Cycle to Work scheme -Competitive salary -Option to buy additional annual leave

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs and alcohol screening for all staff.