Lead Buyer
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | NN10 6EN |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8472 |
Summary
We're looking for a Lead Buyer to join our Group Procurement team based in Rushden.
Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with 1 day per week required in the office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 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.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Lead Buyer, you'll be working within the Group Procurement team, supporting them in delivering value for money, maintaining procurement controls, and providing a high-quality service to Kier stakeholders.
Your day to day will include:
-Handling procurement ticket requests and generating purchase orders
-Managing or supporting tender processes and pricing activities
-Meeting savings targets and documenting cost efficiencies
-Supporting contract implementation and supplier relationship management
-Coaching and mentoring the wider team and acting as a point of escalation
What are we looking for?
This role of Lead Buyer is great for you if:
-You have strong procurement knowledge and experience in construction, highways, or utilities
-You're a confident communicator with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
-You're commercially aware and ideally working towards a CIPS qualification
-You're proactive, collaborative, and able to support and train internal stakeholders
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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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
#LI-TD1
Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with 1 day per week required in the office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 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.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Lead Buyer, you'll be working within the Group Procurement team, supporting them in delivering value for money, maintaining procurement controls, and providing a high-quality service to Kier stakeholders.
Your day to day will include:
-Handling procurement ticket requests and generating purchase orders
-Managing or supporting tender processes and pricing activities
-Meeting savings targets and documenting cost efficiencies
-Supporting contract implementation and supplier relationship management
-Coaching and mentoring the wider team and acting as a point of escalation
What are we looking for?
This role of Lead Buyer is great for you if:
-You have strong procurement knowledge and experience in construction, highways, or utilities
-You're a confident communicator with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
-You're commercially aware and ideally working towards a CIPS qualification
-You're proactive, collaborative, and able to support and train internal stakeholders
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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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
#LI-TD1
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.