Buying Coordinator

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About the role

Here at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. Our commitment to sustainability looks even further – generations further.

Join our Homes team as a Buying Coordinator and you’ll be part of our legacy!

The role is responsible for awarding and managing work and materials contracts for building residential homes, as well as making payments and monitoring and controlling development costs. The role also involves communicating important information to external companies and colleagues, following company policies and procedures.

The Buying Coordinator will provide coordination and administrative support to the Procurement Team, helping them to achieve their monthly deadlines and objectives and maintain supply chain relationships. The role is ad hoc in nature and requires the ability to manage multiple work streams to deadlines.

This role is based out of our Kettering office on a hybrid work pattern.

What you'll be doing

As a Buying Coordinator you will have the following responsibilities:

Award and manage work and materials contracts for building residential homes.

Make payments and monitor and control development costs.

Communicate important information to external companies and colleagues.

Follow company policies and procedures.

Provide coordination and administrative support to the Procurement team.

Manage multiple work streams to deadlines.

Who we're looking for

The following skills are essential for this position:

Experience: Ideally, you will have experience in a similar role in a busy environment.

Software skills: You must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with Eque2, Oracle R12, Pims payment systems is a plus, but training will be provided.

Communication skills: You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Organization and time management: You must be self-motivated and well-organized, with the ability to work independently and efficiently with minimal supervision. You must also be able to work to deadlines.

Analytical skills: You must have strong analytical skills.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave

- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Investments is an international infrastructure investor operating in the UK and US. We develop and finance both public and private infrastructure projects whilst operating a portfolio of long-term infrastructure assets, with a portfolio of PPP concessions in healthcare facilities, highways, energy and transmission, student accommodation, residential regeneration and private housing.

In the US, our portfolio includes Balfour Beatty Communities, a subsidiary dedicated to developing and operating privatised military housing, student and multifamily housing. We also operate Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a leading provider of large capital project financing, development and construction solutions for the higher education market.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit 

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: 

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at