Assistant Buyer

Cadence Search Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading developer in Cambridgeshire is seeking an Assistant Buyer to support procurement and budget management for new home projects. The role involves liaising with suppliers, managing workloads, and ensuring compliance with company procedures. Competitive salary and benefits package offered, including a car allowance and annual bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive car allowance

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Buying role with a housebuilder or large construction firm.
• Knowledge of take offs, schedules, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Assist with procurement of materials and hired plant.
• Place orders for bulk materials and manage requisitions.
• Prepare and update materials budgets for developments.

Skills

Procurement

Budget Management

Supplier Liaison

Material Scheduling

Job description

Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer wanted for this leading developer who focused on building vibrant and exciting new homes across the Cambridgeshire area.

In the role of Assistant Buyer you will support the day to day monitoring of procurement costs for the division, compliance with group purchasing arrangements, collection of rebates and the setting and monitoring of materials budgets to deliver the business unit output in the most timely, efficient and cost effective manner possible.

Main duties of the role include:

• Assist with the procurement of all directly purchased materials and hired plant to deliver new homes in accordance with the regional forecast. Including taking off and scheduling materials from working drawings where required.
• Placing orders for bulk materials and dealing with site generated requisitions.
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
• Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.
• Assist with preparing and updating materials budgets for individual developments.
• Assist with the production of various KPI reports such as site damage, plant use and site waste.
• Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.
• Ensuring compliance of all company procedures in all instances.

Experience

• Previously held a Buying role with another well established housebuilder or large construction organisation.
• Knowledge of take offs, schedules and budgets.

On offer

• Competitive salary
• Competitive car allowance
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme