Bellway Homes
Assistant Buyer
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At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.
There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK's largest house builders. Our East Midlands Division, located in Leicester is looking to recruit an Assistant Buyer to join the Division's Commercial department.
The Role
Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the role of Assistant Buyer supports with the day to day monitoring of procurement costs for the division, compliance with group purchasing arrangements, collection of rebates and the setting and monitoring of materials budgets to deliver the business unit output in the most timely, efficient and cost effective manner possible.
Principal Accountabilities Of The Role Include
- Assist with the procurement of all directly purchased materials and hired plant to deliver new homes in accordance with the regional forecast. Including taking off and scheduling materials from working drawings where required.
- Placing orders for bulk materials and dealing with site generated requisitions.
- Liaising with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
- Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.
- Assist with preparing and updating materials budgets for individual developments.
- Assist with the production of various KPI reports such as site damage, plant use and site waste.
- Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.
- Ensuring compliance with Bellway Group Procedures in all instances.
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Experience
Experience, Qualifications and Skills
- Previously held Buying role with knowledge of take offs, schedules and budgets required.
- Ideally, this will be with a housebuilder or large construction organisation however we welcome applications from all sectors of the construction industry.
Qualifications And Training
- Current CSCS card or equivalent
- GCSE English and Mathematics grade A-C/4+ or equivalent
- Ideally educated to relevant HNC / Degree standard although this is not essential if suitable experience can be demonstrated.
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Skills And Aptitude
- Strong communication and listening skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
- IT literate, proficient in MS Word and Excel with the ability to adapt to new systems
- Ability to work to deadlines under pressure
- Able to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
- Committed to diversity and inclusion
The Role and Working Conditions
- Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
- Office based role, with travel within the Divisional area.
- Ability to travel to development sites as and when required.
In Return We Can Offer You
- Competitive salary
- Competitive car allowance
- Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
- Competitive annual bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Access to discounts and benefits portal
- ShareSave Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life assurance
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Earn and Learn Opportunities
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.
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