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Structured, commercially disciplined materials buying for construction contractors — without employing a full-time buyer. We protect your margin, improve your supplier leverage, and build commercial control across your entire materials spend.
Recover money you are already owed.
Know exactly what you spend and why.
We manage them. They stay in your name.
If we do not find savings that exceed your monthly retainer within the first 90 days, you pay nothing for that period. We put that in writing — because we are that confident in what we find.
Managed Procurement. Protected Margin.
Book Your Free Procurement Health Check
Martin Cross — Operations Director, BAAM Materials
07513 448631 · martin.cross@baammaterials.co.uk
What You Gain
Contractors working with BAAM consistently recover more from their materials spend than the cost of the engagement. Rebates start arriving. Invoice errors get credited. Better pricing takes effect on every order. The impact is visible from month one — and it compounds every month after that.
A full-time procurement manager costs £45,000 to £65,000 in salary alone before employer NI, pension and management time. BAAM gives you the same structured commercial oversight and a dedicated buying team — without adding a single person to your payroll, your pension contributions, or your management responsibilities.
BAAM manages your procurement — it does not take it over. Every supplier account remains in your business name at all times. You maintain full visibility and full control. BAAM simply applies 18 years of merchant-side expertise to manage those relationships more effectively on your behalf.
Every month you receive a clear, itemised report showing exactly what was found, what was improved, and what your business has saved. No vague claims. No unquantified benefits. A specific, documented number that tells you precisely what BAAM has delivered — every single month.
Procurement is aligned with your build programme so materials arrive when your site demands them. No last-minute orders at inflated prices. No delays caused by poorly timed purchasing. No emergency sourcing. Just materials, in the right quantity, at the right time, at the best available price.
BAAM handles supplier negotiations, invoice queries, rebate chasing, account management and procurement scheduling — so your team does not have to. You spend your time running projects. We spend ours making sure your materials spend works as hard as possible for your business.
The Problem
Without a dedicated procurement function, margin leaves your business quietly every single month. Here is exactly where it goes — and how much it costs.
Merchants set up rebate agreements knowing most contractors never track them properly. They expire unclaimed. They get underclaimed. On £1 million of annual spend, unclaimed rebates can mean tens of thousands of pounds leaving your business every year — silently, without a single invoice showing it.
Significant money lost every year on unclaimed rebates alone
Builders merchants operate multiple discount levels and do not volunteer to move you up them. Without someone who knows where those thresholds sit and how to negotiate them, you are almost certainly overpaying on every single transaction, every single week.
Overpaying on every order placed
Wrong pricing applied. Agreed discounts not showing. Duplicate charges. Merchants know almost nobody checks line by line — and they rely on it. These errors are far more common than contractors expect, and they compound fast.
Errors found in the majority of audits we conduct
Most merchants add margin at every layer between you and the manufacturer. Without the knowledge or relationships to buy closer to source, you are funding mark-ups that a commercially structured buyer simply would not pay.
Multiple margin layers added to every product purchased
Every one of these problems is fixable — and BAAM makes fixing them straightforward, low-effort and immediate. You do not need to change your suppliers. You do not need to hire anyone. You simply need BAAM working on your behalf.
About BAAM
Martin Cross — Operations Director, BAAM Materials
Martin spent 18 years working inside builders merchants, progressing from the ground up to Branch Manager level — building a branch from zero to £5 million in annual revenue within a single year. In that time he developed a complete understanding of how merchants price, where their real margin sits, how far account managers can genuinely be pushed on discounts and rebates, which suppliers sit closest to manufacturer level, and why buying closer to source fundamentally changes what a contractor pays.
That knowledge is not available in a textbook. It comes from 18 years on the other side of the table — and it is the commercial foundation of everything BAAM does for you.
Inside builders merchants
Highest level reached
Knowledge from the other side
Martin's Team of Buyers
Behind Martin sits a dedicated team of experienced buyers managing your procurement every day as a structured, continuous function. Supplier negotiations, rebate tracking, invoice auditing, programme alignment and supplier setups run without interruption. Your procurement does not pause because you are on site or because it is a busy period. It runs in the background — professionally, consistently, entirely on your behalf.
How Easy Is It to Work With BAAM?
Closer to Source — Lower Cost
Working inside merchants for 18 years, Martin saw that the most commercially intelligent operations always bought as close to manufacturer level as possible. Every layer between you and the source adds margin you do not need to pay. BAAM identifies and introduces manufacturer-direct and near-manufacturer suppliers across your key spend categories — removing cost most contractors never realise they are carrying. Same quality. Materially lower price.
Active = where BAAM positions you. Crossed out = layers removed from your cost.
What BAAM Delivers
A structured commercial review of your entire buying position. We examine your supplier network, discount tiers, rebate agreements and invoice history. We identify every area where margin is leaving your business and put a specific pound value on what is recoverable. Not a sales pitch. A genuine commercial audit delivered at no cost. Most contractors are surprised by what we find.
✓ You know exactly what you are losing before making any decision.
We benchmark your supplier network across multiple merchants and distributors to ensure you are on the best available pricing and discount structures. We then renegotiate on your behalf — using 18 years of merchant-side knowledge to push for terms most contractors would not know to ask for.
✓ Better pricing on every order, every week. Permanently secured.
We identify every rebate opportunity available to your business, negotiate the strongest possible structures, and track performance quarterly to ensure every penny arrives. Rebates only deliver value when someone actively manages them. Most contractors are leaving significant rebate income unclaimed.
✓ Rebate income negotiated, tracked and confirmed every quarter.
Every invoice reviewed line by line against agreed pricing. Wrong discounts, duplicate charges, pricing discrepancies — all identified, challenged and recovered. Where errors are found, BAAM secures credit notes on your behalf. This service alone frequently recovers more than the full monthly retainer.
✓ Errors found, challenged and money recovered. Usually within weeks.
Materials procurement is coordinated against your build programme to eliminate delays, emergency purchasing and the inflated pricing that comes with last-minute orders. Materials arrive when your programme demands them — not before, not after, and never at avoidable premium cost.
✓ Right materials. Right time. No programme risk. No emergency spend.
Using 18 years of supplier-side relationships, BAAM identifies and introduces suppliers who sit as close to manufacturer level as possible across your key spend categories — removing supply chain layers and the costs embedded in them.
✓ Lower material cost. Same or better product. A permanent commercial improvement.
Before you price a project, BAAM goes to market on your materials and builds a reliable, commercially structured cost schedule. Your tenders stop carrying unnecessary material risk from the outset.
✓ Price jobs with confidence. Protect margin before the contract is signed.
For larger or longer projects, BAAM joins your pre-construction commercial team. We plan materials against your programme, phase ordering to match cash flow, and negotiate call-off agreements that lock in pricing for the full project duration.
✓ Commercial certainty on materials. No surprises mid-project.
Where required, BAAM supports plant and tool hire procurement — comparing suppliers, negotiating hire rates and coordinating schedules to ensure you are not overpaying on equipment or carrying unnecessary idle hire costs on site.
✓ Better hire rates. Coordinated scheduling. Less wasted spend.
When a new merchant or supplier relationship is needed, BAAM establishes it correctly from day one — right discount structure, rebate agreement in place, correct terms negotiated before a single order is placed. Never on merchant-set terms.
✓ Structured from the start. Never opening an account on the merchant's terms.
How It Works
There is no complex onboarding, no disruption to your current operations and no long lead time. BAAM is built to deliver results from the first month.
Step 1
We begin with a free, structured review of your current buying position. No preparation required on your part. We examine your supplier accounts, discount structures, rebate agreements and recent invoices. At the end, you receive a clear picture of where margin is leaving your business and a specific pound value attached to what is recoverable. No cost. No commitment. No obligation to proceed.
Step 2
Based on what we find, we put together a proposal tailored specifically to your business, your spend and your priorities. Every engagement is different — because every contractor's situation is different. There are no standard packages. There is a commercial solution built around you.
Step 3
Your dedicated BAAM buyer gets to work straight away. Supplier accounts are reviewed and renegotiated. Rebate agreements are established. Invoices are audited. Programme alignment begins. None of this requires anything from your team beyond an initial introduction to your existing suppliers — which takes minutes, not weeks. Most clients see a clear financial return within the first month.
Step 4
Every month you receive a clear, itemised report. Every saving documented. Every rebate tracked. Every invoice error recovered and evidenced. You always know exactly what BAAM has delivered. No ambiguity, no vague claims and no unverified numbers. Just a clear record of what your business has saved.
If BAAM does not identify savings that exceed your monthly retainer within the first 90 days, you pay nothing for that period. We put that in writing — because in every engagement we have run, we have never needed to honour it. The savings are always there.
Real Numbers
A real engagement. Real numbers. Real timeline. No projections.
Client Profile
A contractor spending £1.3 million annually on materials. No rebate agreements. A limited supplier network on standard merchant terms. No invoice checking and no commercial oversight of any kind.
£1.3M
No rebates. Buying on whatever the merchant applied.
£80–120K
Rebates, discounts and invoice recoveries combined annually.
Month 1
Full retainer recovered within the first few orders placed.
What Happened and When
Week 1–2
Free Health Check completed. Three specific areas of margin leakage identified. Recoverable value quantified at £80,000 to £120,000 per year. Bespoke proposal agreed. Engagement started.
Month 1
Supplier accounts renegotiated. Rebate agreements established with two primary merchants. First invoice audit completed — pricing errors identified and credited. Full retainer recovered within the first few orders placed.
Months 2–3
Manufacturer-direct supplier introduced for a key spend category. 8 percent price reduction achieved on that category immediately. Procurement aligned to build programme. First quarterly rebate confirmed.
Ongoing
Monthly invoice audits running. Rebates tracked and claimed every quarter. Supplier network continuously reviewed and improved. Client saving consistently running at five to seven times the monthly retainer.
This client did not spend a single penny of their own money. Every pound paid to BAAM came from margin they were already losing without knowing it.
What This Means for You
Why BAAM Works
And why they never leave.
A full-time procurement manager costs £45,000 to £65,000 in salary alone before employer NI, pension and management time. BAAM gives you the same structured commercial oversight and a dedicated buying team — without any of that overhead and without adding a single person to your payroll. Scoped around your business. Your accounts always stay in your name. And if we do not find savings that exceed your retainer within 90 days, you pay nothing. We have never had to honour that.
Martin spent 18 years inside builders merchants — reaching Branch Manager level and understanding exactly how they price, where they can genuinely be pushed, which suppliers sit closest to manufacturer level, and what questions most contractors never think to ask. That knowledge is not available anywhere else. It works for you on every negotiation, every invoice, every single month.
Every month, BAAM delivers a clear, itemised report — every saving documented, every rebate evidenced, every invoice error confirmed. You always know exactly what has been delivered and exactly what it is worth. No vague assurances. No unverified claims. Just proof. Our clients stay because the monthly report makes leaving feel irrational.
If we do not identify savings that exceed your monthly retainer within the first 90 days, you pay nothing for that period. We put that in writing. We have run this engagement many times. We have never had to honour it. The savings are always there.
No obligation. No cost. No preparation needed on your part.
A structured commercial review of your buying position — and a specific pound value showing exactly what you are currently losing.
Martin Cross — Operations Director
07513 448631 · martin.cross@baammaterials.co.uk