Head of Procurement

Job Description

We are recruiting a new Head of Procurement to join our senior leadership team. Reporting into our new Executive Director of Finance, we are looking for a strategic leader to implement and embed an organisational procurement strategy along with robust policiesand procedures. This is an exciting time to join Incommunities and be at the forefront of embedding positive change across the organisation and making an impact from day one.About usWe are social housing landlord and think our vision of Improving Lives Incommunities says it all!Working to provide great homes in great neighbourhoods, we manage more than 22,600 homes across Yorkshire and are proud to collaborate with our customers, communities, local and national stakeholders to achieve this.Our values are at the heart of everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our plans and actions. This year will see us focus on the first year of a 2 year plan, to 2024. Our plan puts customers at the heart of what we do, providing great placesto live and work, with homes that they are proud to live in.Responsibilities

• Implement and embed an organisational procurement strategy alongside efficient policy guidance and procedures
• Develop and deliver a balanced approach to procurement using key operational decisions ensuring effective planning and resource allocation, understanding supply chains, markets and mitigations of risk
• Lead, support and manage the tendering process for large strategic purchases in line with statutory requirements and relevant regulations and guidance and advice on all significant procurement exercises including managing the use of framework agreements,procurement portals, one-off or ad hoc procurement exercises
• Maintaining appropriate records, providing reports to Board or Executive Management on the outcome of procurement exercises and providing post procurement review – including Value for Money
• Oversee procurement system and data strategy - implement new tools to support the function and the wider business e.g. e-sourcing platform
• Build and maintain strong working relationships to gain buy-in and engagement with key stakeholders
• Develop and instigate approaches with stakeholders to support collaborative business relationships, generate economies of scale and deliver Value for Money using appropriate standards, agreed processes, documentation and systems
• Realise and deliver cost savings, together with a range of additional benefits - including social value, sustainability, improved supplier performance, improved quality of service and risk management and Value for Money
• Manage the procurement team as required by ensuring the team are trained, developed and equipped to support the procurement policies and procedures with a focus on system compliance and people development
• Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers as required, in line with relevant regulations
• Manage the procurement governance process across the business ensuring statutory, regulatory policy compliance and provide expert governance advice on the application of relevant procurement legislation
• Support business operations to resolve contract breaches and provide guidance to resolutions

About you

• Have excellent leadership skills with the ability to positively influence others to meet the objectives and goals of the service
• Are a natural collaborator, you’re comfortable operating at a senior level, building strong working relationships
• Are a great team player, you’re comfortable walking the fine line between challenging the status quo and maintaining brilliant relationships
• Have the ability to galvanise plans and groups of people to find solutions, and make things happen
• Instinctively develop how the team operates and prioritises so it is focused on achieving
• Are self confident with personal drive, self reliant and accepting of responsibility

• Experience of working as a Senior Procurement leader with a proven track record in successfully delivering multiple procurement strategies across a diverse organisation
• A professionally procurement qualification e.g. CIPS qualification
• Experience/knowledge of public sector procurement and key legislation (e.g. PCR2015)
• Excellent knowledge of the latest purchasing theory, purchase to pay systems and processes
• Experience of risk management software applications

• Salary £67,000 per year
• West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership - current employer contribution is 16.3%
• Excellent holiday allowance that increases with service
• Training, development, and qualification opportunities
• Corporate health scheme membership
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Local gym membership discounts.
• A team of trained Mental Health First Aiders who are available for colleagues to contact for support

As a Mindful Employer we have committed to working towards better mental health in the workplace and are determined to deliver a culture of physical and mental wellbeing openness and support. Incommunities is also recognised as ‘Committed’ to being MenopauseFriendly. The Menopause Friendly Accreditation recognises inclusive employers that build awareness and understanding of how menopause can have an effect at work and shows we take the wellbeing of our colleagues seriously.Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. #J-18808-Ljbffr