Buyer
Posted 5 days ago by Rubicon Consulting
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London
Summary: The Buyer role at Rubicon Consulting involves managing subcontractor procurement and contract negotiations on a temporary to permanent basis in South London/Kent. Key responsibilities include invoice management, liaising with subcontractors and operational field managers, and ensuring compliance with procurement processes. The position requires strong skills in ERP systems, particularly SAP, and excellent communication abilities. The role is pivotal in maintaining contractor performance and managing payment processes effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaison with subcontractors for subcontractor procurement and renewals
- Invoice management and production of payment certificates
- Client liaison and coordination with operational field managers
- Raise material requisitions as requested by site engineers
- Manage goods receipt notices for delivered material items
- Monitor the Commercial Inbox for Princess Royal University Hospital
- Conduct weekly checks of Esource for company compliance
- Monitor live planned preventative maintenance contracts for renewals
- Review monthly contractor applications with managers
- Goods receipting consolidated contractor invoices upon completion of works
- Raise payment certificates for approved applications and invoices
- Monitor daily contractor invoices
Key Skills:
- Background in subcontractor management and procurement
- Knowledge of SAP and/or ERP systems
- Understanding of contractor payment processes
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Highly skilled in ERP systems, particularly SAP
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding of contract frameworks
- Performance measurement and management of contractors
- QS knowledge (desirable but not essential)
- Excellent Word and Excel skills
- Strong presentation skills
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Buyer on a 3-month temp to perm contract, based in South London/ Kent.
Role Summary
Liaison with subcontractors for subcontractor procurement, subcontract renewals, Invoice management, management of contract negotiations, Production of payment certificates, client liaison and liaison with operational field managers.
- Raise material Requisitions when requested by the site engineers
- Manage Good Receipt notices for material Items delivered
- Monitor Princess Royal University Hospital Commercial Inbox
- Weekly checks of Esource to make sure companies are permitted and up to date
- Monitor Live Planned Preventative Maintenance Contracts and discuss with managers if due for renewal
- Check over Monthly contractor applications with managers when received
- Goods receipting Consolidated contractor invoices for the contracts when works have been completed
- Raise a payment certificate for applications and invoices approved
- Monitor Daily contractor invoices coming through
Requirements:
Background in subcontractor management and procurement together with knowledge of SAP and or ERP systems contractor payment processes,
Stakeholder engagement
Problem solving
Time Management
Highly skilled in use of ERP systems, particularly SAP
Excellent communication skills
Understanding of contract frameworks
Performance measurement and management of contractors
QS Knowledge would be desirable but not essential
Excellent Word and Excel skills
Strong Presentation skills
Our Company
Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time!