Buyer

Job Title: BuyerLocation: Mansfield, NG18Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Buyer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.Why Persimmon Homes?At Persimmon, We Don’t Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Buyer, You’ll Benefit FromCompetitive salary5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfactionLife Cover & Contributory PensionEmployee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and moreCommitted to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your developmentWhat is the role?We are looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join our Buying Team. The Buyer will report to the Commercial Director and will be responsible for the sourcing and ordering of various materials, achieving best possible value, and ensuring group deals are adhered to.Primary ResponsibilitiesMaterial scheduling for multiple live and upcoming developments at any one timeCalculating bulk quantities of bricks, blocks and tiles required for each site and scheduling them with the manufacturer in a timely mannerMaintaining and monitoring regional bulk material levels to ensure there are no shortfalls or over orderingSubmitting material cost budgets to department surveyors and advising where large losses or stolen product has occurredFinally you will need to work very closely alongside Site and Contract Managers to ensure requisitions are processed efficiently and site issues are overcome swiftlyWhat experience do I need?A confident and numerate professional who has previous Buyer experience within a construction company and can provide take offs from drawingsBe self-motivated, asks questions, wants to learn and has a good work ethicMust be adaptable, have a strong and consistent management style with the site teams and supply chainMust be proficient in ExcelConfident negotiation skillsPrevious COINS experience is a distinct advantageFull Driving licence is essential