Hill Group UK

Buyer

Hill Group UK  •  Waltham Abbey, GB (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

Shape smarter procurement—and help deliver high-quality homes.

As a Buyer at Hill, you’ll lead the procurement of materials and plant across multiple residential projects. Working closely with internal teams and external suppliers, you’ll make sure every order supports value, quality, and programme delivery—without compromise.

You’ll manage live projects of different sizes and complexities, contribute to cost planning, and champion procurement best practice. Whether you’re resolving delivery issues, proposing commercial efficiencies or supporting junior colleagues, you’ll play a central role in our collaborative and fast-paced team.

What you’ll do:

  • Procure materials and plant for multiple live developments
  • Issue enquiries, analyse quotations, and place accurate purchase orders
  • Track requisitions and monitor supply chain performance
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and manufacturers
  • Ensure products meet specifications, accreditations and delivery schedules
  • Work with Commercial, Technical, Accounts and Production teams to align procurement activity
  • Propose new cost-saving and supply chain strategies
  • Contribute to planning meetings and help resolve procurement-related issues
  • Mentor and support junior colleagues where appropriate
  • Ensure compliance with Hill’s procurement processes and financial procedures

What we’re looking for:

  • Strong procurement experience within residential construction
  • Proven ability to manage procurement for multiple live sites
  • Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to negotiation and value engineering
  • Confident user of procurement systems and Excel
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Knowledge of RC frame and traditional build methods
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively under pressure
  • A solution-focused mindset and attention to detail

What you’ll get:

  • 26 days holiday
  • Private healthcare and wellbeing platform
  • Hill Incentive scheme and retail discounts
  • Volunteering days and continuous learning opportunities
  • A high-performing and supportive team culture
  • competitive salary and package

Why Hill?

At Hill, we offer more than just a job — we offer the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact. Every person here contributes to delivering sustainable, high-quality homes and shaping vibrant communities across the UK.

Our culture is underpinned by our values:

  • Ambition
    – we set bold goals and support each other to exceed them
  • Impact
    – we focus on delivering meaningful outcomes
  • Agility
    – we move quickly, adapt confidently, and embrace change
  • Collaboration
    – we work together to achieve more, sharing success along the way

As a privately owned business, we’re able to move with pace and purpose. We invest in people, support career growth, and empower individuals to lead from wherever they stand. Hard-working, driven people thrive here — and are recognised for what they deliver and how they deliver it.

Join Hill and be part of a forward-thinking, values-led team. Together, we’re not just building homes — we’re building a lasting legacy.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer We welcome applications from all backgrounds and can provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Hill Group UK

About Hill Group UK

Hill is an award-winning housebuilder and one of the leading developers in London and the South East, renowned for its partnership ethos specialising in the building of distinctive new places and communities. It is now in the process of expanding operations both in the South West and the Midlands.

In its 24th year, this family-owned and operated company has grown to establish itself as the UK's second-largest privately-owned housebuilder, with an impressive and diverse portfolio of developments ranging from landmark, mixed-use regeneration projects to homes in rural communities.

Hill has won over 480 industry awards, including Best Medium Housebuilder at the Housebuilder Awards for the last three years, where in 2022, Hill’s commitment to creating exceptional homes and sustainable communities was recognised with the Best Community Initiative and Best Sustainability Initiative.

Hill’s impressive Cavendish Villas at the highly sustainable Knights Park development in Eddington, Cambridge won Best Family Home at the 2022 Evening Standard New Homes Awards, as well as Best House and Best Exterior Design at the 2022 WhatHouse? Awards. In addition, Hill has been awarded the 5-star status in the Home Builders Federation’s annual Customer Satisfaction Survey for the past six years.

Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Waltham Abbey, GB
Year Founded
1999
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