Senior Buyer

From the commitment we pour into our homes, to the belief we bring to supporting amazing careers, a role at Persimmon is a springboard for Building Your New Possible. Discover new opportunities to grow, learn new skills and release your potential.

We’re Persimmon Homes, a FTSE 100 listed company and a leading UK house builder serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 10,000 homes a year. We have 29 operating businesses in England, Wales and Scotland, three house-building brands and three off-site manufacturing facilities.

**We’re looking for people like you, and this could be your opportunity to start Building Your New Possible.**

**What is the role?**

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join the Commercial Groundworks Team. The role typically reports to the Operations Director and has regular contact with Material Suppliers and the Group Procurement Team.

The purpose of the role is to manage the material purchasing for the region through effective and efficient controls whilst working under guidance from the Group Procurement Team, meeting strict standards, maintaining the project programme and producing reports to allow senior management to establish site status.

**The role will include**:

- To primarily be responsible for the buying for sites of varying complexity ensuring, Site Foremen queries and requisitions are processed promptly and efficiently
- Scheduling of materials from drawings to raise purchase orders for Site Foremen to call off, accurately and efficiently to maintain schedules and within budget
- Producing material cost analysis to ensure competitive prices and budgets are maintained to add to the profitability for the region
- Keep abreast with latest products and new legislation so that we may maintain company standards
- Ensuring orders are raised in accordance with Persimmon Group Procurement Procedures so that the business maintains consistency and quality
- Utilise the Persimmon Group COINS system and assist the Quantity Surveyor to set up new sites and establish budgets, allowing management to predict site profitability
- Liaison with other departments on time to ensure sites run efficiently (Accounts)
- Ensure that the buying team are allocated tasks, where quality of work will need to be verified to maintain it is completed to a good standard within company guidelines
- Given proven experience the role will involve mentoring and training junior members of the team and developing their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility and add value to the team, thus improving productivity within the region

**What experience, qualifications and skills are we looking for?**
- A confident and numerate professional who has previous Buyer experience within a Groundworks Industry
- Be self-motivated, asks questions, wants to learn and has a good work ethic
- Must be adaptable, have a strong and consistent management style with the site teams and supply chain
- Must be proficient in Excel
- Confident negotiation skills
- Previous COINS experience is a distinct advantage
- Full Driving licence is essential

**What’s in it for you?**

The Salary & Benefits package
- Salary competitive (DOE)
- Company Car/Car Allowance
- Contributory pension
- Life cover
- Healthcare
- Bonus

**Persimmon are Proud Sponsors of Team GB**

**No Agencies please** - Persimmon will not accept speculative CVs as a means of introduction
- Persimmon is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination._
- Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best._