Buyer

Persimmon Homes; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK housebuilder is seeking a Buyer in Bristol. In this role, you will source and order materials ensuring value and efficiency in processes. Ideal candidates have prior experience in construction purchasing, strong negotiation skills, and are proficient in Excel. We offer competitive salary, bonuses, healthcare, and more. Join us and build your career with impactful opportunities!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Car Allowance or Company Car

Healthcare

Life Cover

Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Previous Buyer experience within a construction company.
• Ability to provide take-offs from drawings.
• Full Driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Source and order materials, achieving best value.
• Calculate bulk quantities of materials for developments.
• Work closely with Site and Contract Managers.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Excel proficiency

Construction knowledge

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Tools

COINS

Job description

Job Title: Buyer

Location: Bristol, BS20

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a 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 a Buyer, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• 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 experienced Buyer to join our Buying Team. The Buyer 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 a 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