Senior Buyer

Senior BuyerA regional house builder have a requirement for a Senior Buyer to join their commercial team. The company specialise in New Build Housing developments across the North-West region. Senior Buyer role Reporting to the Head of Commercial you will manage the supply chain in respect of material procurement and plant required for residential developments. Ensuring materials are competitively procured to budget, programme, and specification. Thereby contributing to effective operational delivery of housebuilding operations. Duties and responsibilities: Procure materials and manage suppliers to support residential development projects, ensuring best value, quality, compliance, and timely delivery.Support budgets, cost planning, and commercial reporting, including site-start budgets, cost-to-complete reporting, and material reconciliations.Prepare tenders, procurement schedules, and supplier orders in line with project programmes and internal procedures.Negotiate prices, framework agreements, rebates, and cost savings while balancing programme, quality, customer satisfaction, and health and safety.Monitor supplier performance, market trends, inflation, and material availability to manage risk and maintain supply continuity.Work closely with development, design, estimating, commercial, site, procurement, and customer care teams to resolve material, cost, and programme issues.Review material specifications and schedules to reduce waste, improve value, and support continuous ..... full job details .....