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Buyer

Employer
Confidential
Location
Exeter
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
26 Jan 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Construction
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Buyer

Location: Exeter

Salary: Competitive with excellent package

About the Business

Rytons Associates are a recruitment business who specialise in senior appointments in the residential construction industry.

We are currently partnering with a housebuilder in their search for a Buyer. Our client is a new and well funded mid-sized house builder, focussed on small, high quality developments. They are currently undergoing a lot of growth and with a strong and rapidly growing land bank, its an exciting stage to join the company.

About the Buyer role:

Schedule and quantify material from working drawings;
Understand drawings, specifications and techniques;
Procure materials to the works specification and budget;
Maximise profitability and minimise risk for developments;
Collate issues, receive and review tenders, and return quotations;
Attend review meetings with supply chain and project Operations/ Commercial teams;
Identify and resolve deficiencies in project documentation/ information such as drawings and specifications;
Identify items of financial/ contractual implication and respond appropriately;
Support the purchasing strategy;
Provide technical advice and support to the department and wider business;
Ensure regular communications with suppliers to develop positive relationships.

About You

Proven experience of procurement practices and processes within a residential developer;
Computer skills (Microsoft packages);
Working knowledge of COINS;
Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills;
Building excellent relationships with suppliers;
Ordering of job materials, Plant and consumable;
Able to work to demanding deadlines;
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card

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