Assistant Buyer / Buyer

Persimmon Homes; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking an Assistant Buyer / Buyer in Lancaster to manage sourcing and ordering of materials for various developments. The successful candidate will need to have previous experience in a construction environment, strong Excel skills, and excellent negotiation abilities. You'll benefit from a competitive salary, company car, health care, and additional employee benefits. This role offers great opportunities for career growth and development within a supportive team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car/Car allowance

Health Care

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Previous Buyer experience within a construction company is essential.
• Ability to provide take offs from drawings.
• Good work ethic and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Schedule materials for multiple developments.
• Calculate bulk quantities for various sites.
• Monitor bulk material levels to avoid shortfalls.

Skills

Confidence and numeracy

Self-motivated

Adaptability

Strong management style

Proficiency in Excel

Negotiation skills

Tools

COINS

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Buyer / Buyer

Location: Lancaster, LA1

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Assistant Buyer / Buyer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, We Don’t Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As An Assistant Buyer / Buyer, You’ll Benefit From

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car allowance
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Buyer / Buyer to join our Team. They will report to the manager of the Commercial team and will be responsible for the sourcing and ordering of various materials, achieving best possible value, and ensuring group deals are adhered to.

What you’ll do as an Assistant Buyer / Buyer

• Material scheduling for multiple live and upcoming developments at any one time.
• Calculating bulk quantities of bricks, blocks and tiles required for each site and scheduling them with the manufacturer in a timely manner.
• Maintaining and monitoring regional bulk material levels to ensure there are no shortfalls or over ordering.
• Submitting material cost budgets to department surveyors and advising where large losses or stolen product has occurred.
• Finally you will need to work very closely alongside Site and Contract Managers to ensure requisitions are processed efficiently and site issues are overcome swiftly.

What experience do I need?

• A confident and numerate professional who has previous Buyer experience within a construction company and can provide take offs from drawings
• Be self-motivated, asks questions, wants to learn and has a good work ethic
• Must be adaptable, have a strong and consistent management style with the site teams and supply chain
• Must be proficient in Excel
• Confident negotiation skills
• Previous COINS experience is a distinct advantage
• Full Driving licence is essential