Buyer

Persimmon Homes; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking an experienced Buyer in Mansfield to manage materials for multiple developments. The successful candidate will coordinate bulk material schedules, maintain stock levels, and work with site teams to ensure efficiency. Candidates should have previous experience in a construction environment, strong negotiation abilities, and proficiency in Excel. This role offers competitive salary and employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Previous Buyer experience within a construction company.
• Confident, numerate professional able to produce take offs from drawings.
• Full Driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Material scheduling for multiple live and upcoming developments.
• Calculating bulk quantities of materials for each site.
• Maintaining regional bulk material levels to avoid shortfalls.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Excel proficiency

Numerate skills

Adaptability

Self-motivation

Tools

COINS software

Job description

Job Title: Buyer

Location: Mansfield, NG18

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? At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Buyer, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• 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 Commercial Director and will be responsible for the sourcing and ordering of various materials, achieving best possible value, and ensuring group deals are adhered to.

Primary Responsibilities

• 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
• Work closely with 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