Assistant Buyer

The Construction Index Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company seeks an Assistant Buyer to support procurement and budget management in their Eastern Counties Division. The role involves liaising with suppliers, managing workloads, and ensuring compliance with group procedures. Strong communication skills and a background in buying are essential.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Discounts and benefits portal

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a Buying role with knowledge of take offs, schedules, and budgets.
• Current CSCS card or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with procurement of materials and hired plant.
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
• Prepare and update materials budgets for developments.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

IT Literacy

Education

GCSE English and Mathematics grade A-C/4+

HNC / Degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

• Company: Bellway Homes
• Salary: Competitive
• Type: Full Time
• Region: UK - East Midlands
• Town/City: Cambridge
• Posted: 14/05/2025
• Listed in: Buyers
• Reference: 277744CON
  
  

Job Description

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Eastern Counties Division, is looking to recruit an Assistant Buyer to join the Division’s Commercial department.

The Role

Reporting to Commercial Manager, the role of Assistant Buyer supports with the day to day monitoring of procurement costs for the division, compliance with group purchasing arrangements, collection of rebates and the setting and monitoring of materials budgets to deliver the business unit output in the most timely, efficient and cost effective manner possible.

Principal Accountabilities Of The Role Include

Assist with the procurement of all directly purchased materials and hired plant to deliver new homes in accordance with the regional forecast. Including taking off and scheduling materials from working drawings where required.

Placing orders for bulk materials and dealing with site generated requisitions.

Liaising with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.

Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.

Assist with preparing and updating materials budgets for individual developments.

Assist with the production of various KPI reports such as site damage, plant use and site waste.

Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.

Ensuring compliance with Bellway Group Procedures in all instances.

Experience

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Previously held Buying role with knowledge of take offs, schedules and budgets required.

Ideally, this will be with a housebuilder or large construction organisation however we welcome applications from all sectors of the construction industry.

Qualifications And Training

Current CSCS card or equivalent

GCSE English and Mathematics grade A-C/4+ or equivalent

Ideally educated to relevant HNC / Degree standard although this is not essential if suitable experience can be demonstrated.

Skills and Aptitude

Strong communication and listening skills

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to work on own as well as part of a team

IT literate, proficient in MS Word and Excel with the ability to adapt to new systems

Ability to work to deadlines under pressure

Able to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels

Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.

Office based role, with travel within the Divisional area.

Ability to travel to development sites as and when required.

In Return We Can Offer You

Competitive salary

Competitive car allowance

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Earn and Learn Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.

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