Senior Buyer

National Developer

Norfolk

Up to £65,000 + Package

Reporting to the Buying Manager, you will manage an efficient materials purchasing process on multiple sites.

You will be expected to:

• Schedule and place material and plant orders with Group National Suppliers where appropriate or general suppliers, optimising cost and quality
• Attend internal pre-start meetings and team meetings
• Check Architects/Engineers drawings for discrepancies and compliance with the required material specification.  Thereafter resolving any queries with the relevant consultants/Technical department
• Ensure correct specifications are being used
• Produce material cost schedules and budgets with cost codes for new sites and as required, to review material cost codes to ensure budgets are not exceeded
• Produce schedules for material enquiries, sending to suppliers for costing and assessing quotations and supplier’s schedules to ensure they are correct
• Project and report material cost increases as they arise
• Provide site material accruals on a monthly basis
• Compile quarterly material valuations for presentation to the Surveyor to be incorporated in the respective valuation meetings
• Resolve invoice queries with the Accounts department
• Carry out material on site checks and produce reports as required
• Attend site weekly to ensure there are no problems with supplies/materials
• Raise office and Sales and Marketing orders