Buyer

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all. 

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people. 

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join the Commercial team in our East Scotland regional business that builds over 600 new homes a year mainly across Fife, Edinburgh and the Lothians.

The role of Buyer is a key position in our Commercial team that includes Estimating, Procurement, and Quantity Surveying.  This is a challenging and rewarding role for an ambitious professional looking to take the next step in their career.  You will be an effective, credible colleague who can work collaboratively with our other departments, external consultants, and our specialist subcontractors and suppliers, and positively represent the Commercial team both internally and externally.

Primary Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities will be to source and procure contractors, materials and services for our housing developments.  You will be required to:

• Complete training and reach expert competency level on our COINS construction management software, our core business system.
• Build and maintain strong supplier and subcontractor relationships.
• Liaise with our suppliers and subcontractors to ensure sufficient resources and products are available and deployed to support our production team in accordance with the build programme.
• Attend key meetings including Pre-Tender, Pre-Award and Pre-Start.
• Ensure all subcontract, material and plant orders and contracts are awarded on time.
• Ensure compliance with all control procedures and deadlines set down in our Commercial, Operating, and HSE procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Group purchasing agreements.
• Liaise with the Estimating & Quantity Surveying teams to prepare site budgets for new developments ensuring they are fully inclusive, accurate and completed on time.
• Ensure compliance with contract conditions and manage any contractual queries or disputes with subcontractors.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of contractor and supplier performance.  Ensure that all specifications are complied with, that quality is not compromised, and help resolve any delivery or quality issues
• Work closely and build close relationships with the production and technical teams to promote and monitor site cost control throughout the development cycle.
• Any other duties as required by the Senior Buyer, Senior Commercial Manager or Commercial Director

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Previous experience in a buying or procurement role, ideally within construction or housebuilding
• Articulate, numerate, analytical with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Good knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC standards and Health and Safety legislation.
• Good working knowledge of construction contract law and its practical application
• Excellent IT skills (working knowledge and experience of COINS preferred).

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions.  We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover.  Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.    

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey. 

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.