At a Glance
- Tasks: Support procurement for construction projects and coordinate buying activities.
- Company: Join Lovell, a leading provider of affordable homes with a strong community focus.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and a discretionary bonus.
- Other info: Empowering culture with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in construction while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Strong communication, negotiation skills, and a basic understanding of construction processes.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
We are seeking a proactive and commercially aware Assistant Buyer to support the effective delivery of procurement across our construction projects. You will play a key role in coordinating buying activities, ensuring materials and services are sourced in line with programme requirements and project objectives.
In this varied role, you’ll prepare and manage buying schedules, liaise and negotiate with suppliers to achieve best value, and support the selection of materials, including identifying suitable alternatives where appropriate. Working closely with site and estimating teams, you’ll help maintain strong supply chain relationships and contribute to consistent, high-quality delivery. You will also help promote best practice across the supply chain, supporting quality, value, and performance at every stage.
With strong communication and negotiation skills, you’ll build effective working relationships at all levels, demonstrating excellent organisation, attention to detail and commercial awareness. A sound understanding of construction processes, alongside knowledge of contracts, health & safety, and market conditions, will support your success in this role.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus, based on business performance.
- 26 days annual leave
- Life Assurance
- Pension Scheme, 5% matched, defined contribution scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary Sacrifice opportunities exist with our Cycle to Work and Additional Holiday Purchase
- Group Discount Scheme
- 24 Hour Digital GP
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects. We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.
The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.
Please refer to the Job Description upon completing your application.
