Senior Buyer

Overview

Source and manage building materials, ensuring timely delivery and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• material research
• supplier liaison
• order management
• site delivery
• site coordination
• timing adjustments

Tasks

The role will entail researching cost effective building materials and liaising with their suppliers, ordering the correct quality and quantity to arrive on site at the right time. You will also work with the Site Managers to develop a good working relationship with them so there can be sensible adjustments with materials and timings for the good of the business.

Requirements

• buyer
• residential
• take‑offs
• budgets
• schedules
• housebuilder

What You Bring

You will have worked as a Buyer for a housebuilder or for a contractor on residential projects and familiar with take-offs, budgets and schedules.

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About Caralex Recruitment Limited

-Begun as a boutique recruitment firm focused exclusively on property and construction sectors. -Consultants embedded within residential developers across the UK to headhunt roles from land acquisition to post-sales. -Typical assignments include senior land managers, town planners, technical coordinators, and quantity surveyors on major residential schemes. -Collaborates with FTSE-listed housebuilders as well as SMEs, supporting projects from strategic land purchase through planning submission. -An unusual strength: deep specialism across both technical and commercial recruitment functions for housing development. -Targets niche roles within architectural, engineering, commercial, and customer operations.

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