Senior Buyer

our Regional Commercial Team (South East), supporting a portfolio of live residential developments across Kent and West Sussex. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who can hit the ground running, taking ownership of existing live projects and ensuring procurement activities continue to support programme delivery, quality and commercial performance. You'll be site-based across Kent and West Sussex as required, attend our London office two days per week, located just five minutes from King's Cross station, and spend at least one day per week on site working closely with project teams, suppliers and stakeholders.

In this varied role, you'll manage material schedules, complete material take-offs from drawing packages, negotiate competitive supplier agreements and procure materials in line with project requirements. You'll work closely with Technical, Commercial and Operational teams to support project planning, programme delivery and cost control, whilst identifying opportunities for, As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

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We're looking for an experienced Senior Buyer to join, value engineering and process improvement. You'll also provide market intelligence and pricing insights, manage rebates and purchase orders, support the procurement of design-led and non-standard materials, and build strong supplier relationships that drive quality, service and value across our developments.

• NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a construction-related discipline
• Extensive Senior Buyer or Buyer experience within the house building sector
• Proven experience completing material take-offs from construction drawings and specifications
• Strong track record of negotiating material packages and managing procurement across multiple live construction projects
• Experience using…