Buyer (Residential)

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Car Allowance

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Buyer / Materials Buyer for a residential housebuilder in Wimborne, Dorset. You will manage material enquiries, price negotiations, and create material schedules from drawings, supporting the estimating team with supplier input.

This permanent position offers long-term stability, a clear growth path, and the opportunity to work on high end residential projects with a well-established developer.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential housebuilding purchasing and supply chain.
• Ability to price and negotiate with suppliers for materials.
• Competence in interpreting drawings to extract materials lists.
• Support to estimating with pricing and supplier data.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials and manage day-to-day enquiries for live sites.
• Price materials, negotiate with suppliers, and issue CVRs.
• Produce material schedules from construction drawings.
• Support_estimators with pricing and supplier input.

Skills

Residential housebuilding experience

Materials sourcing

Read construction drawings

Supplier negotiations

Education

HNC/ONC desirable

Job description

Buyer (Residential)
£65,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + High End Projects + Long-Term Stability
Wimborne, Dorset (Commutable from: Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Ringwood, Ferndown, Blandford Forum, Verwood, Wareham)
Are you a Buyer / Materials Buyer with residential housebuilding experience, looking for a secure long-term role with a well-established developer known for delivering a quality product?
On offer is a permanent position with a stable, growing residential housebuilder where you will play a key part in keeping live sites supplied, working closely with the wider commercial team to support continued growth.
This company are an established housebuilder and are continuing to expand, with major sites in progress and clear plans to increase annual unit delivery. As a result of ongoing success, they are now looking to add an experienced Buyer to support the team.
In this role you'll be based in Wimborne, managing material and plant enquiries, pricing and supplier negotiations, producing material CVRs, and creating material schedules from construction drawings. You'll also support the estimating function with pricing and supplier input.
This role would suit a Buyer / Materials Buyer from a residential developer background, looking for a long-term, stable position with an established business and the opportunity to make a real impact within the buying function.

The Role

• Buyer / Materials Buyer for a residential housebuilder
• Pricing, supplier negotiations, and managing day-to-day enquiries
• Producing material CVRs and building material schedules from drawings
• Supporting estimators with pricing and supplier input

The Person

• Buyer / Materials Buyer with residential housebuilding / development experience
• Strong residential materials knowledge (e.g., brick, block, mortar, 1st fix, 2nd fix)
• Able to read and take off information from construction drawings (HNC/ONC desirable)

Reference Number: BBBH280273
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.