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