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Senior Buyer

Milton Keynes

About the company:

Our client is one of the leading Residential Developers in the country and employ well over 1350 people with expertise covering a range of development disciplines.

They are involved in all aspects of house building including land acquisition, finance, planning, architecture, design, build management, marketing and customer service.

Our client has local teams operating from regional offices managed and staffed by local people. This allows the company to take key decisions about design, build, and materials, planning and marketing in response to local demands. Designers and other consultants tend to be local, which makes for house designs with a strong regional identity in tune with the local vernacular.

About the opportunity:

My client is currently looking to expand their current procurement team and therefore recruiting a new Senior Buyer with construction experience working either a main contractor working on residential projects or a developer. You will be provided structured training and guidance from the Head of Buying as well as being given a good amount of responsibility looking after the procurement of large scale multi-unit residential schemes. The company are well-known for promoting from within.

About the benefits and rewards:

A basic salary of up to £70k per annum plus car allowance and benefits package.

About the requirements:

Ideally 5 years’ experience with a major developer or main contractor who deals with residential projects in the role of Senior Buyer, managing at least 2 no. projects in material procurement.

Experience working with Coins is preferred.

Experience of: Negotiating with suppliers, Value engineering, Measuring and scheduling materials such as bricks and blocks, Preparing budgets for all materials on site

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