# Assistant Buyer

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable - please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner. Assistant Buyer - Environment Division Locations: Huthwaite (Hybrid) Galliford Try are looking to appoint an Assistant Buyer to join the Plant team within our Environment Division. Reporting to the Plant Controller and learning from our experienced Plant Buyers, you will help source and hire the plant, materials and services that keep water and environmental projects running across the UK. Our Environment business works with all 13 of the UK’s major water and waste water companies, plus public and private sector clients, tackling ageing infrastructure, climate resilience and regulatory pressure. This role will suit someone organised and enthusiastic who wants a first step into procurement. You will receive on-the-job training and mentoring from our buying team, with a clear path to Buyer, Senior Buyer and Procurement Manager, and support towards CIPS. What you will be doing: Pur

- **Id**: 3697536
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/galliford-try-assistant-buyer>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sutton, United Kingdom, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T16:20:20Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T22:33:45Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 12
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7334
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Transport Infrastructure, Civil & Structural Engineering, Construction

## Company

- **Id**: 452185
- **Name**: Galliford Try
- **Domain**: gallifordtry.co.uk
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/galliford-try>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 92
- **Ghost share**: 0.011
- **Stale share**: 0.674
- **Repost share**: 0.043
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 20
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 12

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T18:33:05Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.576
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 11
- **Expected fill days**: 20
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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