Buyer

Buyer
£29,570 - £32,855 per annum (depending on experience)
Full Time, Permanent
Home based with occasional travel to Worcester/Solihull offices for meetings as required


Are you an organised, process driven, confident communicator who thrives within a collaborative environment, and looking for a new opportunity where you can really make a difference? Why not join our Procurement team in the exciting world of purchasing as a Buyer?

We are currently looking for a Buyer to join our central buying function and support Platform Housing Group to deliver quality and value for money, freeing up capability in our customer-facing teams, by sourcing the right goods and services at the right price. 

As a Buyer in our Central Buying Team function you will be responsible for purchasing goods, materials, and services to ensure the Group's needs are met, considering price, quality, delivery, ensuring continuity in our supply chain in line with our Group Purchasing Policy and Procurement Strategy. 

In this varied role, you will work alongside our Vendor Management Team to monitor and enforce the Group's buying controls. You'll collaborate across the Group and deliver value for money and efficiencies, ensuring our internal stakeholders have a good buying experience where they get the right goods and services at the right price whilst ensuring compliance.

Some of the things we are looking for:  

• Experience of working in a similar purchasing/buying role ideal but not essential
• Ability to work confidently in developing and managing relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and customers 
• Excellent time management and organisationalskills, able to prioritise workload
• Be self-motivated to deliver against targets
• Good attention to detail and accurate record keeping 
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office suite, particularly excel
• A tenacious, proactive approach, adaptable to change and able to contribute ideas for continuous improvement.

While this role is home based, you should have the ability to travel to Group offices and other locations as required. Our Group offices are located at Birmingham Business Park Solihull and Central Park, Worcester.  

If this sounds like the place for you then we'd love to hear from you. If you would like any further information on the role or would like to arrange an informal chat, please feel free to contact the Resourcing team via email: recruitment@platformhg.com 

Apply now, if you are ready to take on a varied and impactful role in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. 

Closing date for applications is 7^th June with face-to-face interviews to be scheduled from 12^th June at either our Birmingham Business Park or Worcester office.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.