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What is the Building Materials sector?
Building Materials is a dynamic sector that plays a vital role supporting the construction industry.
Building Materials employers make, sell and distribute all the products and materials needed for all the UK’s building and construction projects.
It’s a vibrant and varied place to build a career because every item needs to be designed, developed, produced, financed, checked, stocked, loaded, shipped, imported, distributed, managed, marketed, sold, tracked, delivered, supported, accounted for, advised about and more.
It offers many opportunities for people looking for varied work opportunities and the chance to progress, with and without academic qualifications.
There are lots of jobs, leading to lots of careers, for all kinds of people.
Materially different
Look around. Almost all of what you see involved the design, manufacture and supply of Building Materials. They literally shape the fabric of our world: where we live, work and travel.
Imagine being a part of that.
We’ve hundreds of roles for thousands of people. In fact, Building Materials is a vast, varied and diverse sector in which to build your career.
If you’re looking for a place where you can make a material difference, we’re looking for people like you.
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Branch
Branch roles are often well suited to good team players who can operate efficiently within the workplace, monitor stock, maintain good customer service levels, and communicate with employees and customers – all of which contribute towards the smooth day-to-day running of the branch and sales operations.
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Facilities
Facilities staff are responsible for keeping buildings properly maintained, clean and safe. The role combines management tasks such as supervising contractors and more strategic responsibilities such as managing budgets and advising on long-term energy efficiency.
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Finance
Keeping check of incoming and outgoing monies, flagging any irregularities, and planning / projecting for the future. It’s a broad range of really crucial responsibilities at both a local and company-wide level.
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Health & safety
Ensuring the whole company adopts methods of working to meet H&S requirements, ensuring a safe working environment for all, at all times.
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Human Resources
Responsible for the employment of new people, retention, talent and development along with employee benefits and reward, people strategy including diversity and inclusion. Performance management and objectives.
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Information technology
Careers in IT span many different areas, from computer hardware and software development to networking, computer repair, technical support, cybersecurity, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data science and so much more.
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Leadership
Leadership roles form the backbone of the sector and can range from C-Suite level to Managing Directors and CEO’s. There’s no one size fits all and there are plenty of opportunities to advance your leadership career in this vast and dynamic sector.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing roles are critical to the day to day operations of many businesses in the sector and can range from production line operations to highly specialist roles in machine tooling and hand assembly.
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Marketing
Working for the businesses they represent, sales and marketing roles are key to an organisations commercial success and involve managing accounts, coordinating sales and marketing activity, website, social media and in-store promotions, product launches and the development of sustainability offers.
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Purchasing
Responsible for the commercial vision and objectives in line with the organisation’s overall strategy and financial plan as well as the commercial blueprint which outlines commercial activities, required resources and operating model, forecast budget and any transformation or business improvement plans. Encompasses all purchasing, supply chain negotiations and decisions around which products to offer.
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Sales
Working for the businesses they represent, sales and marketing roles are key to an organisations commercial success and involve managing accounts, coordinating sales and marketing activity, website, social media and in-store promotions, product launches and the development of sustainability offers.
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Sustainability
Ensuring that all parts of the supply chain are minimising their environmental impacts according to the standards, KPIs and targets set. That might range from managing and educating staff teams ithroughout the business to the innovation and implementation of more sustainable technologies and methodologies.
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Transport & Logistics
Responsible for delivering products to customers, route planning drivers safety, togther with ensuring compliance of vehicles and that operating procedures are followed.
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Warehouse & stock management
Control and movement of stock, often the port for products loaded and unloaded for distribution.
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