Procurement and Contracts Manager

4 days ago


Buckingham, United Kingdom Paradigm Housing Group Full time

Are you a procurement professional with a passion for driving value, fostering supplier relationships, and leading strategic improvements? Do you thrive in a role that combines contract management, stakeholder engagement, and innovative problem solving? If so, we’d love to hear from you

At Paradigm Housing Group, we are seeking a Procurement & Contract Manager to help shape our procurement and contract management practices, ensuring we deliver exceptional value for our customers and stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead key initiatives, embed best practices, and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Developing and implementing sourcing strategies alongside Category Managers to ensure quality, value, and compliance in procurement.
  • Leading and improving utilities contract management to achieve cost efficiency and regulatory compliance.
  • Implementing a robust Contract Management Standard to deliver outstanding performance outcomes.
  • Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, driving collaboration and innovation.
  • Embedding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maintaining high standards across all contracts.
  • Transforming utilities processes, managing energy contracts, and driving improvements for the benefit of customers.
  • Supporting the Head of Procurement with supplier risk management, training delivery, and compliance auditing.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Extensive procurement experience in the Public sector
  • Strong expertise in contract and supplier relationship management, risk mitigation, and change implementation.
  • Proven track record in supplier negotiation, cost-saving delivery, and quality improvement.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills with senior stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
  • Analytical, proactive, and innovative approach to problem-solving.
  • CIPS qualification (or equivalent experience) preferred.


Further Information

For the full job description and person specification for the role, please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy, please email recruitment@paradigmhousing.co.uk and we will respond as soon as possible.

As part of our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.

Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.

Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.


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