Lead Buyer
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £65,000 to £75,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Healthcare, Pension, Car Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2025 |
| Location: | Shaw, South West, SN5 6PE |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58008999 |
Summary
Are you ready to take ownership of procurement on live construction and civil engineering projects, where your decisions directly influence cost, quality, and delivery success?
Do you want to build strong relationships with suppliers and project teams, while leading procurement strategies that shape the future of our business?
Would you thrive in a role that values innovation, accountability, and sustainability — giving you the chance to make a real impact while growing your career?
The Opportunity
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to step into a Lead Buyer role within the construction and civil engineering sector. You’ll be responsible for driving procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring best value for materials, services, and subcontract packages across live projects.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
• Secure best value from suppliers of materials, services, and consumables to support project teams.
• Assist in developing project-specific procurement strategies.
• Plan, place, and track orders for materials and services, monitoring cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Report on procurement progress against project plans.
• Ensure suppliers meet required health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Issue subcontract, material, and service enquiries during bid phases.
• Manage enquiry schedules throughout tender processes.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of overarching procurement strategies and business plans.
• Build and manage supplier relationships to support both current and future business needs.
• Conduct site visits to stay informed on project progress and requirements.
• Maintain commercial awareness of contracts (NEC3/NEC4).
• Keep up-to-date with industry standards (e.g., CIPS) and supply chain best practices.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Senior Buyer.
- Hands-on procurement lead experience on an active construction or civil engineering project/site.
- Practical understanding of site processes.
- Ability to manage supplier relationships and large procurement packages.
- Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously.
- Technical ability to read drawings and understand construction needs.
- Strong communication and coordination skills within procurement teams.
- Commercial awareness of different forms of contracts (NEC3 and NEC4).
- HNC/HND in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or Business and Supply Management (essential).
- Ideally holds a CIPS Level 4 Diploma (desirable)
It’s great if you also have the following
- Experience leading a small team
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Do you want to build strong relationships with suppliers and project teams, while leading procurement strategies that shape the future of our business?
Would you thrive in a role that values innovation, accountability, and sustainability — giving you the chance to make a real impact while growing your career?
The Opportunity
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to step into a Lead Buyer role within the construction and civil engineering sector. You’ll be responsible for driving procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring best value for materials, services, and subcontract packages across live projects.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
• Secure best value from suppliers of materials, services, and consumables to support project teams.
• Assist in developing project-specific procurement strategies.
• Plan, place, and track orders for materials and services, monitoring cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Report on procurement progress against project plans.
• Ensure suppliers meet required health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Issue subcontract, material, and service enquiries during bid phases.
• Manage enquiry schedules throughout tender processes.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of overarching procurement strategies and business plans.
• Build and manage supplier relationships to support both current and future business needs.
• Conduct site visits to stay informed on project progress and requirements.
• Maintain commercial awareness of contracts (NEC3/NEC4).
• Keep up-to-date with industry standards (e.g., CIPS) and supply chain best practices.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Senior Buyer.
- Hands-on procurement lead experience on an active construction or civil engineering project/site.
- Practical understanding of site processes.
- Ability to manage supplier relationships and large procurement packages.
- Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously.
- Technical ability to read drawings and understand construction needs.
- Strong communication and coordination skills within procurement teams.
- Commercial awareness of different forms of contracts (NEC3 and NEC4).
- HNC/HND in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or Business and Supply Management (essential).
- Ideally holds a CIPS Level 4 Diploma (desirable)
It’s great if you also have the following
- Experience leading a small team
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
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.