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Fawkes & Reece; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

car allowance

28 days leave plus bank holidays

enhanced pension scheme

flexible and hybrid working options

discounts and reward schemes

annual bonus

continued learning and development فرص

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece, a regional house builder in the North-West, is recruiting a Senior Buyer to join the commercial team in Liverpool. You will procure materials and plant for residential developments, ensuring best value, quality, and timely delivery.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will manage suppliers, prepare tenders and procurement schedules, negotiate prices, monitor market trends, and support budgets and cost reporting, while working in a flexible, hybrid setting.

Qualifications

• Buying experience within the UK housebuilding or construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of residential building materials and supply chains.
• Proven track record of negotiating commercial agreements and achieving cost savings.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials and manage suppliers to support residential development projects, ensuring best value, quality, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Support budgets, cost planning, and commercial reporting, including site-start budgets, cost-to-complete reporting, and material reconciliations.
• Prepare tenders, procurement schedules, and supplier orders in line with project programmes and internal procedures.
• Negotiate prices, framework agreements, rebates, and cost savings while balancing programme, quality, customer satisfaction, and health and safety.
• Monitor supplier performance, market trends, inflation, and material availability to manage risk and maintain supply continuity.
• Work closely with development, design, estimating, commercial, site, procurement, and customer care teams to resolve material, cost, and programme issues.
• Review material specifications and schedules to reduce waste, improve value, and support continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, invoice checks, and compliance documentation for live and completed developments.

Skills

Buying experience

Supply chain knowledge

Negotiation skills

Job description

A regional house builder have a requirement for a Senior Buyer to join their commercial team. The company specialise in New Build Housing developments across the North-West region.

Senior Buyer role

Reporting to the Head of Commercial you will manage the supply chain in respect of material procurement and plant required for residential developments. Ensuring materials are competitively procured to budget, programme, and specification. Thereby contributing to effective operational delivery of housebuilding operations.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Procure materials and manage suppliers to support residential development projects, ensuring best value, quality, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Support budgets, cost planning, and commercial reporting, including site-start budgets, cost-to-complete reporting, and material reconciliations.
• Prepare tenders, procurement schedules, and supplier orders in line with project programmes and internal procedures.
• Negotiate prices, framework agreements, rebates, and cost savings while balancing programme, quality, customer satisfaction, and health and safety.
• Monitor supplier performance, market trends, inflation, and material availability to manage risk and maintain supply continuity.
• Work closely with development, design, estimating, commercial, site, procurement, and customer care teams to resolve material, cost, and programme issues.
• Review material specifications and schedules to reduce waste, improve value, and support continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, invoice checks, and compliance documentation for live and completed developments.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Buying experience within the UK housebuilding or construction industry
• Strong knowledge of residential building materials and supply chains
• Proven track record of negotiating commercial agreements and achieving cost savings.

The company are offering a salary of £50,000.

• car allowance
• 28 days leave plus bank holidays
• enhanced pension scheme
• flexible and hybrid working options
• discounts and reward schemes
• annual bonus
• continued learning and development opportunities