Procurement Manager

The Organisation
Established in 2018, Beyond Housing provides 15,000 homes and a wide range of services to over 30,000 customers living in the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire. We’re one of the largest housing organisations in the North East region and we’re ambitious about achieving our purpose of helping customers and communities to succeed and thrive. With over 800 colleagues, our mission is to provide services that customers value, homes they want and places they are proud of, all delivered by people who care.

We’re proud of our reputation for providing high quality affordable homes within thriving communities. We’re a housing provider with a difference. We recognise that our role in our communities is one that’s much bigger than bricks and mortar, whether that’s through creating work, training and learning opportunities to help people reach their potential, investing in our communities where they need it most, or providing a vast range of independent and supported living services to support older and more vulnerable people to stay in their home for longer.

Beyond Housing are partnering exclusively with Nigel Wright Group to recruit a Procurement Manager - hybrid working with 3 days per week office based in either Redcar or Scarborough.

The Opportunity
The Procurement Manager will be joining Beyond Housing at a pivotal time as they refresh and relaunch their 5-year strategic plan, a crucial period in which to drive long-lasting improvements and change.  The Procurement Manager will be focused upon:

• Raising the profile of the Procurement Team providing greater visibility/guidance around supplier management, driving efficiencies
• Reviewing, reshaping and implementing procurement/contract management best practice, process and procedures, delivering a strategic service to multifunctional stakeholders
• Leading and supporting a multisite team, maintaining compliant tendering and procurement activity to drive better value for money
• Overseeing sourcing/procurement for key projects and services, building collaborative relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders alike
• Business partnering, supporting and training contract managers, enabling more effective contract management and facilitating improved contract performance

About You
The successful Procurement Manager will have/be:

• Proven track record at Senior Procurement level within the Public Sector - Knowledgeable in PCR15/PA23
• Experienced in implementing new strategies, policies, and procedures
• Proven track record in creating and executing sourcing strategies and contracts, ensuring social value
• Commercially astute, excellent negotiation skills
• Continuous improvement mindset, confident to challenge the status quo, solutions-focused
• Understanding of contract law and capable of drafting contracts with minimal legal support 
• Proficient leader, mentor and manager
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, supplier management and relationship building skills 
• Strengths in project management