Responsibilities / Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Generally
- Assist with material specification at design stage
- Generate tender documentation, seek competitive quotations, negotiate the best possible price and place orders for all materials purchased directly by the company
- Negotiate Group term deals, fixed price agreements and retrospective rebates.
- Establish and maintain a library of products and prices.
- Assist the Commercial Manager / QS in cost exercises, tender analysis and pricing purchaser’s extras
- Control the Company’s use of plant and hired equipment.
- Highlight any discrepancies on drawings.
Design & Build Procurement Route
- Issue detailed quotations for inclusion into tender documentation, or throughout the D&B process for provision to the D&B Contractor as nominated suppliers
- Develop and maintain a Project Material Procurement Register
Construction Management Procurement Route
- Provide detailed budged information to deadlines agreed with the Commercial Manager / QS.
- Prepare materials schedules for standard / project dwelling types
- From drawings and specification to take off quantities and produce materials schedules for use in ordering and for use of Site Manager in calling off.
- Obtain designs from specialist suppliers and ensure their approval by the Design Team.
- Develop and maintain a Project Material Procurement Register
- Establish and maintain a system of material control; Monitoring what has been used compared with what is on the schedule.
Skills / Experience / Qualifications Required:
- Good knowledge of various forms of residential construction processes along with a wide variety of material options for each process stage
- Established supplier and builders merchant contacts within the region/country
- Able to work under own initiative, having good decision-making skills and a keen sense of responsibility.
- Good communication skills and ability to organise and positively motivate others both individually.
- Previous experience or ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of defined projects within budgetary constraints through commitment and determination and within set time limits.
- Experience in liaising and negotiating with a wide range of individuals and organisations including professional consultants, material merchants and all working colleague involved in the development process.
