Senior Buyer

CALA Homes; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

Private healthcare

ULEV car scheme

Employer pension

Job summary

Cala Homes is seeking a Regional Materials Buyer to oversee procurement across the region. You will prepare schedules, tender materials, and secure approvals before purchasing, ensuring timely delivery to site teams and adherence to the Sitestream process.

The role requires experience in house-building procurement, strong supplier management, and MS Office proficiency. You will work closely with site teams and lead process improvements across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience with procurement in a construction/house-building context.
• Ability to prepare schedules and tender materials.
• Understanding of health and safety related to material procurement.
• Strong governance around quotations and supplier selection.

Responsibilities

• Prepare schedules and tender all materials for the region.
• Gain authorisation for completed comparisons before orders.
• Place orders in line with Sitestream process and timelines.
• Ensure purchase packs and information reach site teams promptly.

Skills

Procurement experience

House building industry experience

Supplier management

MS Office proficiency

Contract & compliance awareness

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Reporting to the Regional Commercial Director, you will be responsible for all material purchasing functions within the region, ensuring the smooth operation of quality systems across all materials purchasing activities.

Main Accountabilities:

• Preparation of schedules
• Competitively tender all relevant materials to be purchased by the region and analyse quotes
• Gain authorisation for completed comparison prior to order placement
• Place order in accordance with the Sitestream process
• Ensure purchase information and purchase orders packs are produced and delivered to the site teams in a timely fashion to meet current programmes
• Manage site queries and invoice queries on a regular basis
• Attend site meetings where required and assist with the smooth running of the sites in relation to material procurement
• Increase the material supply network to identify product innovations, potential cost savings and improvements in site services
• Ensure s ite operatives and managers are made aware of best practice for the handling and storage of materials
• Manage and coach other members of the buying team within the region
• Provide advice and guidance to other regional buyers where required
• Attend Buying Forums to help guide Group Buying Procedures towards a common approach
• Contribute to the development and implementation of buying procedures across the business
• Support the development of Group material specifications

About You

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• An awareness of the legal implications of buying
• Understanding of health and safety issues relating to material procurement
• Experience of working in the house building industry
• Sound technical and building processes knowledge
• High level of proficiency in various computer packages including MS Office Products - Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Self-motivated and pro-active with the ability to act on own initiative
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills with the ability to effectively manage time to meet deadlines
• Effective at building relationships
• Proficient at managing people

It is essential that you have proven successes in a similar role, seeking the best value alternatives when obtaining quotations and purchasing materials.

We recognise that a diverse team makes us a stronger and more successful company. We value different ideas and perspectives as it helps improve our decision-making, products and services. And we’re striving to create an inclusive work environment, in which everyone can feel comfortable as themselves, uniquely contribute and do their best work. If we need to adjust anything in our recruitment process to support you, please contact [e-mail]

About Us

The Cala Group is a major UK housebuilder and leading provider of desirable new homes across Scotland, the South of England & Midlands. Driven by a mission to create vibrant and sustainable new communities, our homes are characterised by exceptional design and sector-leading build quality, and we have a passion for providing our customers with a great home buying experience. This is an exciting time to be at Cala. Our approach to sustainability and technology is undergoing a dramatic transformation, and we’re aiming to create an industry-leading experience for both our staff and customers. At Cala, you can expect to be part of an environment which allows you to do meaningful work, while offering opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to be the favoured employer in our industry and beyond. We encourage applications from those who want to be part of a culture where they can thrive, feel a sense of belonging and be comfortable being themselves at work.

We offer an excellent benefits package of 34 days holiday (including public holidays and increasing by a day each year to a maximum of 40), the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday, private healthcare, enhanced salary sacrifice pension contributions of 5% employee, 10% employer, ULEV car scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, retail discounts and much more! (Some benefits will be pro-rated if you were to join on a part time basis)