Senior Buyer - Residential Construction & Projects

Places Developments; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension with matched contributions up

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Healthcare cashback plan

Wellbeing support and EAP

Access to Places Gyms

Career progression and training

Recognition programmes

Inclusion and wellbeing focus

DBS checks and safeguarding

Zusammenfassung

Places for People seeks an experienced Senior Buyer to join the Regional Commercial Team (South East), supporting live residential developments across Kent and West Sussex. You will own procurement activities to support programme delivery, quality and commercial performance.

You’ll be site-based across Kent and West Sussex, attend our London office two days per week near King’s Cross, and spend at least one day per week on site with project teams, suppliers and stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a construction-related discipline.
• Extensive Senior Buyer or Buyer experience within the housebuilding sector.
• Proven experience completing material take-offs from construction drawings and specifications.
• Strong track record of negotiating material packages and managing procurement across multiple live construction projects.
• Experience using COINS, Microsoft Office and procurement systems to manage buying activities and reporting.

Aufgaben

• Manage material schedules and take-offs from drawings to support procurement.
• Negotiate competitive supplier agreements and procure materials per project requirements.
• Collaborate with technical, commercial and operations teams to support planning, delivery and cost control.
• Build strong supplier relationships to drive quality, service and value across developments.

Kenntnisse

NVQ Level 3 qualification

Senior Buyer experience

Material take-offs

Negotiation

COINS

Microsoft Office

Tools

COINS

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Places for People seeks an experienced Senior Buyer to join the Regional Commercial Team (South East), supporting live residential developments across Kent and West Sussex. You will own procurement activities to support programme delivery, quality and commercial performance.

You’ll be site-based across Kent and West Sussex, attend our London office two days per week near King’s Cross, and spend at least one day per week on site with project teams, suppliers and stakeholders.