Assistant Buyer

Miller Homes; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive basic salary

26 days annual leave plus public holidays

Opportunity to earn 10% bonus

Company pension contribution of 6.5%

Job summary

A construction company in East Midlands is seeking an experienced Buyer or Assistant Buyer to provide technical support to construction teams, manage supplier orders, and ensure timely delivery of materials. The ideal candidate must possess strong communication skills and an understanding of procurement principles. This position offers a competitive salary and additional benefits including 26 days annual leave and a pension contribution of 6.5%.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Assistant Buyer or Buyer in Construction or Engineering.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across internal and external stakeholders.
• Understanding of procurement principles would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to construction teams.
• Order materials ensuring timely delivery and budget compliance.
• Interact with suppliers to chase overdue deliveries.
• Analyze quotations for compliance with budgets.

Skills

Understanding commercial aspects

Effective communication

Procurement principles

Job description

About the role

At Miller Homes we are building homes in a way which allows us to build better places for people to belong to, better homes for customers and better places for communities to thrive and nature to prosper. We are also creating a better working environment for our people. We create better places where people and planet prosper.

Responsibilities

• Technical support, inclusive of appropriate advice as required to the site construction team.
• Placing of orders with suitable suppliers for specified materials ensuring materials are delivered with the required programme and purchased competitively.
• Interaction with the supply chain to chase deliveries that may become overdue or urgent.
• Production and distribution of tender enquiries for appropriate materials, collation and analysis of quotations ensuring compliance with budgets.

Requirements

• Experience working as an Assistant Buyer, or Buyer, ideally within the Construction or Engineering industry
• Ability to understand commercial aspects of decisions.
• Must be able to communicate well at all levels internally and externally to maintain effective working relationships.
• An understanding of the principles and practice of the procurement function would also be beneficial

What we offer

• Competitive basic salary
• 26 days annual leave + public holidays + your birthday off
• Opportunity to earn 10% bonus
• Company contribute 6.5% to your pension, plus other benefits

How to Apply

Please submit your Curriculum Vitae and covering letter ideally including details of your current salary and notice period.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, and therefore you should apply for this job as soon as possible.

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