Assistant Buyer / Buyer

Holland & Barrett; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking an Assistant Buyer / Buyer for their team in Lancaster. The role involves sourcing and ordering materials, scheduling them for various developments, and collaborating closely with site management. The ideal candidate should have buyer experience within a construction company, proficiency in Excel, and a proactive attitude. Benefits include health care, life cover, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Health Care

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Confident and numerate professional with previous buyer experience in a construction setting.
• Self-motivated individual willing to ask questions and eager to learn.
• Proficient in Excel and adaptable to work with site teams and supply chains.

Responsibilities

• Schedule materials for multiple developments simultaneously.
• Calculate bulk quantities of materials and coordinate with manufacturers.
• Monitor material levels to avoid shortages or excess orders.
• Submit material cost budgets to surveyors and report losses.
• Collaborate closely with Site and Contract Managers to resolve issues.

Skills

Previous Buyer experience

Proficiency in Excel

Ability to provide take offs from drawings

Self-motivated and strong work ethic

Adaptability and consistent management style

Tools

COINS

Job description

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Assistant Buyer / Buyerand step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as an Assistant Buyer / Buyer, you’ll benefit from:

• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Buyer / Buyer to join our Team. They will report to the manager of the Commercial team and will be responsible for the sourcing and ordering of various materials, achieving best possible value, and ensuring group deals are adhered to.

What you’ll do as an Assistant Buyer / Buyer

• Material scheduling for multiple live and upcoming developments at any one time.
• Calculating bulk quantities of bricks, blocks and tiles required for each site and scheduling them with the manufacturer in a timely manner.
• Maintaining and monitoring regional bulk material levels to ensure there are no shortfalls or over ordering.
• Submitting material cost budgets to department surveyors and advising where large losses or stolen product has occurred.
• Finally you will need to work very closely alongside Site and Contract Managers to ensure requisitions are processed efficiently and site issues are overcome swiftly.

What experience do I need?

• A confident and numerate professional who has previous Buyer experience within a construction company and can provide take offs from drawings
• 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
• Previous COINS experience is a distinct advantage