At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust. In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Durham Division, located in Rainton Bridge, Sunderland is looking to recruit a Trainee Buyer to join the Division’s Commercial department.

The Role

Ultimately reporting to Commercial Manager but reporting to Divisional Buyer on a day to day basis, the role of Trainee Buyer supports with the day to day monitoring of procurement costs for the division, compliance with group purchasing arrangements, collection of rebates and the setting and monitoring of materials budgets to deliver the business unit output in the most timely, efficient and cost effective manner possible.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Assist with the procurement of all directly purchased materials and hired plant to deliver new homes in accordance with the regional forecast. Including taking off and scheduling materials from working drawings where required.
• Assisting with preparation and placing orders for bulk materials and dealing with site generated requisitions.
• Assist with invoice queries and use necessary resources to resolve any disputed items
• Following appropriate training, liaising with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved, under supervision of Divisional Buyer.
• Managing individual workload on a daily / weekly basis.      
• Assist with preparing and updating materials budgets for individual developments.
• Assist with the production of various KPI reports such as site damage, plant use and site waste.
• Ensuring compliance with Bellway Group Procedures in all instances.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• Previously held Buying role with knowledge of take offs, schedules and budgets would be an advantage but not essential.

Qualifications and Training

• GCSE English and Mathematics grade A-C/4+ or equivalent

Skills and Aptitude

• Strong communication and listening skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
• IT literate, proficient in MS Word and Excel with the ability to adapt to new systems
• Ability to work to deadlines under pressure
• Able to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
• Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Office based role, with travel within the Divisional area.
• Ability to travel to development sites as and when required.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.