Buyer

Persimmon Homes; Studley CP; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilder in the UK seeks a Buyer to manage material scheduling for developments. Responsibilities include calculating material requirements and maintaining inventory levels. The ideal candidate is numerate, self-motivated, and has experience in construction. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus, healthcare, and a hybrid working model.

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.
• Self-motivated, proactive, eager to learn, and strong work ethic.
• Adaptable management style when working with site teams.

Responsibilities

• Material scheduling for multiple live and upcoming developments.
• Calculating bulk quantities of materials and timely scheduling.
• Maintaining regional bulk material levels.

Skills

Confident and numerate professional

Proficient in Excel

Confident negotiation skills

Tools

COINS

Job description

Job Title: Buyer
Location: Studley, B80

Overview

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.

We are 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. This Buyer role offers benefits including competitive salary, bonus, car allowance or company car, hybrid working, comprehensive healthcare, life cover and contributory pension, and access to an employee benefits platform with high-street discounts and wellbeing support.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development.

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

Requirements / Qualifications

• A confident and numerate professional with previous Buyer experience within a construction company and the ability to take-offs from drawings
• Self-motivated, proactive, eager to learn, and strong work ethic
• Adaptable with a strong and consistent management style when working with site teams and supply chain
• Proficient in Excel
• Confident negotiation skills
• Previous COINS experience is an advantage
• Full Driving Licence is essential

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• Hybrid Working
• Healthcare
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development