Buyer, Business

Position: Buyer (Permanent)
Buyer / Senior Buyer – Building Services (Scotland)

📍 Scotland
🏗 MEP & Building Fabric Contractor

We’re currently working with a well-established and growing building services contractor that delivers integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing and building fabric solutions across Scotland. Due to continued growth and a strong forward order book, they are now looking to appoint a Buyer / Senior Buyer to strengthen their procurement function.

About the Business

The business has been operating for over 15 years, growing organically from its electrical contracting roots into a full turnkey MEP and building fabric provider.

They work across a broad range of sectors including:

* Healthcare

* Education

* Commercial & Residential

* Retail

* Sports & Leisure

* Hospitality & Industrial

With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and long-term client relationships, they deliver projects ranging from minor works through to complex, multi-trade, multi-million-pound programmes.

The Role

As a Buyer / Senior Buyer, you will play a key role in supporting procurement across the business, ensuring materials, plant, subcontract packages and services are sourced efficiently, competitively and in line with programme requirements.

This is a commercially important position with real scope to influence procurement strategy and support the continued growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

* Manage the full procurement cycle for materials, subcontract packages and services

* Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure performance, reliability and value

* Prepare and place purchase orders and track delivery schedules to meet site and programme needs

* Negotiate competitive rates and commercial terms

* Work closely with site teams, commercial teams and finance to align procurement with project requirements

* Support supplier evaluation, onboarding and performance monitoring

* Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement processes and best practice

About You

* Previous experience in a Buyer or Senior Buyer role, ideally within construction, MEP or building services

* Strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier relationships

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

* Commercially aware with a focus on cost control and delivery certainty

* Comfortable working with ERP systems and procurement platforms

* Collaborative mindset with the ability to support a growing business

What’s on Offer

* Competitive salary, dependent on experience

* Comprehensive benefits package

* Opportunity to join a highly regarded, expanding contractor

* Exposure to a wide range of projects and sectors across Scotland

* Supportive team environment with genuine career progression opportunities