Senior Procurement Officer

4 weeks ago


Exeter, United Kingdom LiveWest Full time

**About The Role**:
Are you an experienced Procurement Officer looking for your next step in your career? Do you want to work for a forward thinking organisation, with the customer at the heart of everything we do? If so, this is the role for you.

Due to internal promotion, we have a fabulous opportunity for a Senior Procurement Officer to join our busy procurement team. You will be primarily supporting the Category Manager, working on goods/services and works contracts.

As you will expect, this will include:

- Running tenders for materials and services.
- Supplier performance management.
- Ensuring suppliers adhere to relevant regulations and our values.
- Negotiating and maintaining our product pricing portfolios.
- Specialist materials and services sourcing.

This role is being offered on a
**full time**,
**permanent **basis and will be based in our
**Exeter** office. A hybrid working style is an option.

To be considered for the role of Senior Procurement Officer you will be / have:
The skills, knowledge, and experience required for a Level 1 - Team Member role, along with the below role specific requirements:

- Experience of administering all aspects of procurement procedures and systems, ideally with experience of sourcing and procuring within a public sector environment.
- A good level of understanding of equalities and diversity as applied to the service.
- Knowledge of the Social Housing Sector. (D)
- Knowledge of Public Procurement Regs/EC directives. (D)
- Demonstrates an awareness of building construction and maintenance materials and fittings. (D)
- Excellent IT skills - proficient in the use MS Office.
- The ability to communicate clearly and effectively, with excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
- The ability to develop good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- A motivated and proactive approach in all areas of work.
- Extensive experience in public sector/construction/building maintenance.
- Experience of working in a repairs and maintenance environment. (D)
- Tenacity for delivery and personal accountability.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.

**What we offer**:
- Discretionary Bonus scheme.-
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.-
- Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).-
- Lifestyle discounts portal and internal supplier discounts offer great savings.-
- Defined Contribution pension scheme - employer contribution of 6% - 9%.-
- Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.-
- Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).-
- Family Friendly policies.-
- Employee Assistance Programme.-
- Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.-
- Cycle to Work scheme.-
- Car Benefit scheme.-
- Volunteering days.**About The Company**:
LiveWest provides over 39,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.

As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please click here.



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