Procurement Specialist – Housing Sector

Procurement Specialist – Housing Sector
North London

Mentor Recruitment is working in partnership with a leading provider of integrated housing services, care and support and community regeneration who manages over 36,000 affordable homes for rent and sale to those with greatest need, along with a range of care and support services. In total they provide a diverse range of service to over 80,000 customers across London, the East of England and the East Midlands who due to increased work they need to recruit Procurement Specialist for their operation in North London
As the Procurement Specialist you will provide professional procurement advice to managers across multiple business areas, identifying opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings, reviewing and revising processes and procedures. They will also play an active role providing expert tender and contract preparation support and advice to all departments.
To specify goods and services, identify opportunities to make savings both from internal and external costs (including reducing demand). The post holder will manage and deliver the analysis of supply requirement, tenders, negotiation of contracts and post negotiation implementation services. They will also develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and deliver objectives under sustainability and supply chain strategies.
Main accountabilities:
Procurement

– Advise senior managers and business areas on all aspects of procurement building strong and positive relationships to provide guidance and expert advice on procurement projects.
– To contribute and act as the lead for project managing the tender process and cross functional tender evaluation panel for the procurement of services, works and supplies.
– Manage the Official Journal of European Union (OJEU) process, ensuring all OJEU notices are drafted and published in accordance with the European Union (EU) regulation.
– Identify and mitigate commercial exposure when procuring services, works and

Classification:
supplies

– Negotiating contracts for supply of goods and services.
– Deliver procurement, supply chain and sustainability projects in accordance with agreed strategies and work plans to deliver operational and financial targets

Systems, internal controls and supplier administration

– Support the iProcurement Process Officer to maximise the use of iProcurement and purchasing cards in new and different ways to improve and develop procurement processes in order to achieve best practice.
– Support the Procurement Officer in undertaking due diligence of suppliers and ensure that new suppliers are recorded and registered on business systems
– Work with businesses, Human Resources, Information Systems and Finance to support delivery of “purchasing to pay” systems and controls

Supply analysis

– Work with customers across the business to analyse demand and assist in the specification of goods and services to be supplied
– Identify and monitor procurement across the business to develop and deliver a long term approach to procurement in order to deliver savings, efficiency, and value for money, quality standards and targets, diversity objectives, environmental standards and improved capability.
– Review of supplier data and financial information to identify areas of procurement activity
– Technical support and enforcement
– Provide technical support on procurement including requirements under EU procurements rules and achieving value under different procurement models
– Review and update procurement procedures and subsequently monitor and enforce compliance within agreed procedures
– Develop and provide a procurement training programme on the approaches to competitive tendering

Managing self and personal skills:

– Perform other duties as may be reasonably required by your line manager
– Agree to conduct yourself in line with the general standards of conduct and behaviour as detailed in Company`s`s Code of Conduct; including awareness of risk, health and safety at work, data protection and embracing the cultural diversity of all colleagues and customers
– Manage your own continuing professional development, utilising available learning resources / opportunities and your own personal networks
– Demonstrate flexibility regarding working patterns, as business needs arise.

Classification:

– Key experience and qualifications required
– This section outlines the key criteria you must address when submitting your application, as shortlisting will be based on the information you supply here.

Essential criteria

– Full member (or studying towards full membership – minimum level 5) of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
– Minimum of 5 years experience of working in a procurement role in either a complex private or public sector organisation
– Demonstrable experience and ability of influencing others, developing productive relationships with both internal and external clients
– Ability and experience of quantitative and financial analysis and evidence of the translating insights from that analysis into well structured and innovative recommendations for change
– Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
– Intermediate contract law and principles
– Understanding of the sustainability agenda and how sustainability can be incorporated into supply chain/ procurement activity
– Experience of and demonstrable success in procurement including preparing, evaluating and negotiating tenders; negotiating supply of goods and services outside of tender process
– The ability to seek out and assess best practice and opportunities for innovation from both internal and external sources
– Understanding of input/output specification and complex procurement evaluation and tender practice
– Good understanding and some practical experience of developing and implementing business and procurement systems
– Good understanding of the principles behind developing systems of internal control
– An affinity with the work of the social housing / care sector

Desirable criteria

– Educated to degree level, or equivalent
– Understanding of the EU Procurement Directive and Public Contract Regulations
– Familiarity with Oracle I-Procurement Systems
– Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Although we try to respond to all candidates, due to a high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from Mentor Recruitment within 14 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.