Buyer
- 60000
- Residential Development
- Surrey
Buyer
Tier 1 Developer
Surrey/Sussex
Salary – Circa £55k
The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.
With a watching brief on choice of material, cost, customer satisfaction and sales, and other critical issues, our Commercial team – which comprises Estimators, Quantity Surveyors and Material Buyers – has one objective: to deliver best quality homes, at the best possible cost. Their work is fundamental to our continued viability as a business and presents a fast-moving challenge that will exercise your creativity and commercial flair to the full.
Reporting to the Senior Buyer, you will manage an efficient materials purchasing process on up to two sites.
You will be expected to:
Prepare all procurement duties and exercises
Be aware of new materials to the market which would assist the business
Schedule and place material and plant orders with Group National Suppliers where appropriate or general suppliers, optimising cost and quality.
Attend internal pre-start meetings and Team Meetings as required
Check Architects/Engineers drawings for discrepancies and compliance with the required material specification. Thereafter resolving any queries with the relevant consultants/Technical department.
Ensure correct specifications are being used
Produce material cost schedules and budgets with cost codes for new sites and as required, and to review material cost codes to ensure budgets are not exceeded
Produce schedules for material enquiries, sending to suppliers for costing and assessing quotations and supplier’s schedules to ensure they are correct, prior to placing the respective orders
Project and report material cost increases as they arise
Provide site material accruals on a monthly basis
Compile quarterly material valuations for presentation to the Surveyor to be incorporated in the respective valuation meetings
Resolve invoice queries with the Accounts department
Carry out material on site checks and produce reports as required
Attend site weekly to ensure there are no problems with supplies/materials
Raise office and Sales and Marketing orders
What you’ll need?
To be successful in the role, we are looking for:
Qualified to NVQ Level 4 or higher
Must carry a valid CSCS card
Numerate with attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data to facilitate preparation of budgets
Methodical, conscientious and organised
Works to deliver high standards
Strong IT skills, including working knowledge of computer systems within the commercial environment
The ability to work on own initiative
Good communication skills, and the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
Professional and pleasant manner in dealing with internal and external customers
Excellent telephone skills
Our Company and Benefits
We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder twelve years in a row for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That’s more than any other major housebuilder. It’s because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building. We have tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex-Armed Forces personnel to come and help us stay one step ahead, and build the homes that Britain needs.
Specifically for this role we offer:
Competitive Salary
Competitive Bonus Scheme
Company Car or Cash Allowance
Annual Health Assessment
Private Medical Insurance – Single Cover
26 days holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years continuous service up to 29 days)
Choice of Flexible Benefits
Enhanced Family Friendly Policies