Trainee Assistant Buyer

6 months ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Persimmon Homes Full time

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 250 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?**

We are excited to be recruiting for an Trainee Assistant Buyer to join our Commercial Team. This role focuses on the ordering and procurement of various materials for regional developments as well as assisting with other duties within the buying team, and reports directly into the manager of the Commercial department.

The purpose of the role is to assist with a cost effective and timely supply of materials for projects and contracts to ensure completion is within budget.

**The role will include**:

- Support with the procurement and scheduling of materials ensuring compliance with Group Procurement Procedures and quality assurance requirements and regulations to ensure costs are controlled and projects complete on time, within budget and to quality standards
- Liaise with suppliers to ensure a cost effective supply of materials for projects and contracts to ensure completion is within budget
- Support with the production of accurate and timely valuation reports and management information to enable the Commercial management team to make informed business decisions
- Work cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company to ensure achievement of targets
- Comply with the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy to ensure health and safety standards are met
- Managing plant and equipment hire.

**What we need from you?**
- Able to work with mínimal supervision to meet time sensitive deadlines
- Capable of working on multiple task simultaneously and prioritise workloads
- A good working knowledge of Excel is an essential
- Previous experience within the housing sector would be preferable, with a good understanding of housing and construction processes
- Full UK driving licence

**What’s in it for you?**

The Salary & Benefits package
- Salary competitive (DOE)
- Contributory pension
- Life cover
- Healthcare
- Bonus
- Training (Apprenticeship with local university / college)

When you join us, the future is yours to explore. You can realise your full potential through industry-leading training and clearly signposted career paths. Persimmon is where hard graft and team spirit means real variety, satisfaction and rewards. A place where you can be at your best, and even go beyond what you thought you were capable of.

**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._



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