Buyer

3 months ago

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom Dandara Full time

Creating and building beautiful award-winning homes is what we do at Dandara. Homes that combine innovative design with only the highest standards of quality which is something we have been doing for over 30 years. It’s part of the reason why we’re one of the UK’s most respected private housebuilders. And so is how we work with local communities to ensure our homes are designed in such a way that they enhance and complement their surroundings beautifully.

**About the role**

The successful Buyer will be joining the commercial team in our stunning town centre office in Calverly Road, Tunbridge Wells, and will be the direct link between the technical and construction teams. The Buyer will be responsible for managing the procurement process for multiple developments and also for managing supplier relationships.

With our growing portfolio of 12,000 properties across the UK so far, this is an exciting time to join the business.

**What you will do**:

- Undertake regular site visits to build rapport with the site team
- Work alongside the wider business to advise on costs and delivery of materials on a site-by-site basis
- Prepare schedules and negotiate orders for materials with various external suppliers
- Monitor the invoicing procedures and resolve any issues
- Manage and monitor our stock levels, the quality of materials and the performance of our subcontractors.
- Keep up with continuous product development changes and relevant building legislation that may impact the project.

**What you will have**:
**Essential**
- Experience of buying within the housebuilding/construction industries

**Desirable**
- Ability to keep up with market and industry trends
- Strong understanding of procurement tools/techniques, UK building regulations, contract law and construction H&S legislation.
- Experience in the procurement and purchase of subcontractors, materials and plants
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent IT skills (MS Office and working knowledge and experience of COINS preferred).

**What we will offer you**:
Dandara was established in 1988 from the desire to provide innovative homes and commercial properties, which would offer real value for money without compromising on design, durability or quality. Today Dandara is one of the UK’s largest independent property development companies, with over 10,000 happy customers and more than 100 industry awards for design and quality - and it’s all thanks to the vision and passion of our dedicated team. Our benefits include:

- £competitive salary
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- £competitive annual bonus (discretionary)
- Up to 5% pension scheme (salary sacrifice scheme)
- 2x salary life assurance (paid option to increase to x4)
- EV/Hybrid Car Leasing Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible benefits including gym discounts and shopping vouchers/money off

If you are an experienced, driven, and ambitious Buyer that would like to join one of the UK's most well-respected housebuilders - this may be the role for you

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