Job Description

About Us

Hopkins Homes are an ambitious, customer focused housebuilder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.



We're looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.

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r benefits package includes:

Enhanced Pension Scheme 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays Holiday Buy Scheme Life Assurance Retail discount portal Employee Assistance Programme

About The Role

We have an opportunity for a Buyer to join a talented team working from our Bury St Edmunds office on a 3 month contract basis. The posts main focus is to work effectively within the Commercial team to appropriately resource for new residential housing developments.

Duties include:

Schedule and quantify material from working drawings Understand drawings, specifications and techniques Procure materials to the works specification and budget Maximise profitability and minimise risk for developments Collate issues, receive and review tenders, and return quotations Attend review meetings with supply chain and project Operations/ Commercial teams Identify and resolve deficiencies in project documentation/ information such as drawings and specifications Identify items of financial/ contractual implication and respond appropriately Support the purchasing strategy Provide technical advice and support to the department and wider business Ensure regular communications with suppliers and develop positive relationships

About You

Proven experience of procurement practices and processes within a residential developer Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills Able to work to demanding deadlines Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card Competent IT skills working with Microsoft excel, word, office and Coins Effective written and verbal communication skills
Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.



Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK's most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.