Buyer – Seven Oaks

I am recruiting on behalf of my client, a national housebuilder. They are searching for a buyer to join their team and assist in the expansion and growth of the company.

The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.

With a watching brief on choice of material, cost, customer satisfaction and sales, and other critical issues, our Commercial team – which comprises Estimators, Quantity Surveyors and Material Buyers – has one objective: to deliver best quality homes, at the best possible cost.

Reporting to the Buying Manager, you will manage an efficient materials-purchasing process on multiple sites.

You will be expected to:

• Schedule and place material and plant orders with Group National Suppliers where appropriate or general suppliers, optimising cost and quality
• Attend internal pre-start meetings and team meetings
• Check Architects/Engineers drawings for discrepancies and compliance with the required material specification. Thereafter resolving any queries with the relevant consultants/Technical department
• Ensure correct specifications are being used
• Produce material cost schedules and budgets with cost codes for new sites and as required, to review material cost codes to ensure budgets are not exceeded
• Produce schedules for material enquiries, sending to suppliers for costing and assessing quotations and supplier’s schedules to ensure they are correct
• Project and report material cost increases as they arise
• Provide site material accruals on a monthly basis
• Compile quarterly material valuations for presentation to the Surveyor to be incorporated in the respective valuation meetings
• Resolve invoice queries with the Accounts department
• Carry out material on site checks and produce reports as required
• Attend site weekly to ensure there are no problems with supplies/materials
• Raise office and Sales and Marketing orders