Procurement Manager - Great Places Housing Association : Job Details

Procurement Manager

Salary £54,838

Location Manchester

Permanent, Full Time

You’ll be managing the day to day activity of the procurement team to achieve the best value for customers from procurement activity, including creation of Social Value outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading on complex, innovative and high risk procurement projects including those for strategic and critical contracts.

• Overseeing the delivery of all procurement exercises in line with annual workflows, Great Places Procurement Procedures and the Procurement Act 2023.

• Overseeing the "day to day" operation of the procurement and purchasing administration teams

• Engaging with key stakeholders to developing strategic approaches and work collaboratively to ensure value for money from Great Places supply chain.

• Working with stakeholders to ensure best value outcomes while ensuring legislative compliance, risk mitigation and the achievement of organisational goals.

• Completing reports and communication material regarding procurement activity and deliver presentations to key internal and external stakeholders.

• Actively support with contract management including reporting in line with requirements of the Procurement Act 2023.

What you’ll need

• CIPS qualification or relevant work based experience

• Experiences of planning, organising and delivering complex procurement exercises

• Negotiating and influencing to Director level of an organisation

• Development of tender documents, specifications and management of E-procurement systems

• Experience of procurement in a public sector or similarly regulated environment

What we need from you

• As a line manager you will need to actively support your colleagues with their development and well-being. Experience of this is desirable but not essential as we offer full support to people transitioning into a management role

• A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing

• A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities

• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places

• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement

• Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity

• An ability to work in uncertainty

• To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)

• WPA¦ Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available - option to increase & add family members

• Annual leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays

• Professional fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional membership fee for each colleague

• The Market Place¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more

• Health and wellbeing initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing