Head of Procurement

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK's most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.

Our benefits package includes:

• Bonus Scheme
• Car Allowance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Private medical
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Procurement to join our growing organisation.

This role is a group role and therefore travel is required to our regional businesses but could be based from any of Anglia, Bedford, Exeter or Solihull

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop and implement a procurement strategy that delivers business wide savings and improved supplier performance.
• Implement process efficiencies and standardization of materials across the business.
• Tender and negotiate group trading agreements to deliver cost savings.
• End to end category and supplier relationship management across all indirect and direct areas of spend.
• Increase rebates through rationalization of the supply chain and by partnering with selected, suppliers and manufacturers.
• Manage a robust process to correlate and claim rebates.
• Support the business in achieving sustainability targets by ensuring responsible and ethical sourcing throughout the supply chain.
• In conjunction with Innovations Director monitor technological and material advancements.
• Collaborate with Technical teams to ensure that value engineering and cost saving initiatives are being adopted. And, that product selection is focused on supporting our supply chain.
• Monitor, track, and report on price fluctuations across the supply chain.
• Identify risks and implement contingency plans that minimise risk and ensure continued supply during market downturns.
• Ensure that the regional commercial teams are regularly updated on group trading agreements and changes.
• Monitor and report on regional compliance across with group agreements.
• Introduce and manage a 360-degree vendor review process.
• Owning the business procurement documents, ensuring that they are fit for purpose and support the procurement process.
• Collaborate with internal stake holders to define best practice procurement budgets.

We're looking for the following skills and experience:

• Ability to work independently to manage own workload to achieve targets and deadlines
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills for both internal and external stakeholders
• Good technical knowledge and understanding of building Regulations
• Excellent communicator, both oral and written
• Excellent IT skills – including use of procurement systems, preferably COINS
• Committed and pro-active with adherence to quality
• Previous experience of procurement at a group level across multiple regions
• Housebuilding experience essential
• Competent IT skills working with Microsoft Excel, Word, Office and COINS
• Effective communication both written and verbal on behalf of the Business required
• CSCS card and CIPS professional membership (preferable not essential)

untypical operate across four regions in England, we're committed to making a positive difference in the local areas we build new homes.

We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact, the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We are an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and take pride in building careers, not just communities.