Fixed Term Contract - 12-18 months
Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Buyer to join our team on a temporary basis for maternity cover. This role is based within Lovell’s East Anglia region, at our Norwich office.
In this role, you will be responsible for providing buying services to Project Teams on one or more projects as allocated by the Regional Procurement Manager.
You will ensure procurement of sub-trades and materials in accordance with an agreed programme and within buying allowances. You will support the Regional Procurement Manager in achieving best value buying solutions and placing risk-averse, robust packages.
We are seeking an experienced Buyer with a proven track record of managing procurement workloads across multiple planned maintenance programmes. The ideal candidate will be commercially aware, with intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel and Word, and ideally experience using COINS software. A good understanding of Health & Safety and knowledge of marketplace levels are also essential.
Benefits
* Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
* Holidays - 26 days plus bank holidays
* Life Assurance
* Pension
* Private medical insurance
* Option to purchase additional holiday
* Access to discount portal
* Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
* Digital GP
* Employee assistance programme
* Sharesave scheme
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes, renowned for innovation and excellence in delivering high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.
We are committed to enhancing the communities where we work, building quality homes for real people, and supporting our staff. Developing talent is key to our success. We believe that our organisation’s strength lies in the skills, personalities, and diversity of our people.
Lovell is an equal opportunities employer that encourages and values diversity and inclusion within our teams.
The Lovell culture empowers colleagues to make decisions at regional and local levels, challenge the status quo, and work collaboratively to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.
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