Buyer (Fixed Term Contract)

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading developer in the UK is seeking an experienced Buyer for a 6-month Fixed Term Contract based in Chelmsford. The role involves coordinating materials for projects, managing budgets, and collaborating with teams to optimize buildability and cost-efficiency. Ideal candidates will have a background in volume housebuilding or residential contracting and possess strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Experienced Buyer with a strong background in construction.
• Excellent budget control and cost analysis capabilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and IT tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate quantities and material schedules for projects.
• Supervise contracts management and ensure timely deliverables.
• Provide feedback on cost and buildability to the Technical team.

Skills

Budget control

Cost analysis

Time management

Construction experience

Team collaboration

Microsoft Excel

Tools

COIN’s

Job description

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Crest Nicholson has been building new homes for 60 years and is firmly established as a leading developer with a passion for not just building homes, but creating vibrant sustainable communities.

Crest Nicholson Eastern Division have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join the team in our Brentwood office on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract basis.

The core responsibilities in this role will be to prepare accurate quantities and material schedules, competitively sourcing and co-ordinating the supply of plant and materials required for your projects.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will be supervising the processes and overall contracts management, while supporting the business strategy.

You will also manage all tender documentation, pricing and trading agreements and quotations, ensuring your team deliver on time, meeting tight deadlines. Forecasting costs and estimates on a monthly basis along with regular cost reviews with the wider Build team will be essential in this role to work effectively.

As the Buyer, you will provide feedback and guidance on cost and buildability to the Technical team, working closely with other disciplines to continue product development and value engineering.

We're looking for the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Experienced Buyer with strong Construction experience
• Having worked in either volume housebuilding or residential contracting
• Excellent budget control and cost analysis skills
• Thrives working in a fast paced environment
• Excellent time management skills, working to tight deadlines
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and IT skills
• Team player
• COIN’s experience would advantageous

This role will be working from our Eastern office with travel to sites as necessary.

The Company

Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of quality homes and thriving, sustainable communities.

We create great places for our customers to live, selecting desirable locations for our developments and taking a holistic approach to the design of our homes and their surroundings.

Attractive placemaking helps us deliver appealing and well-connected communities where people and nature can thrive.

We are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles.

We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.