Procurement Consultant

**Salary**: £40,476 - £43,693 per year (Grade 10)
**Car Allowance**:£2,500 per year (paid monthly)
**Contract**: Permanent, Full-time, 37 hours per week
**Location**: YPO Headquarters, 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield WF2 0XE
**Hours**: Hybrid and Flexible working, Monday to Friday

We are proud to offer a fantastic range of benefits, including:
Local Government Pension Scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Scheme)
Family-friendly policies, hybrid working, and flexible arrangements
29 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 3 discretionary closedown days at Christmas
A commitment to staff development, training and progression

**“If you're looking for a stimulating, friendly and rewarding working environment, then YPO could be the place for you.”**

As a **Procurement Consultant** at YPO, your expertise in delivering proactive and customer-focused consultancy services will be key to your success. You’ll actively engage with both existing and potential customers, identifying opportunities to drive revenue growth and delivering exceptional customer engagement.

Your understanding of UK legislation and procurement regulations will be crucial for effective project delivery. By collaborating across internal and external teams, you will build and maintain professional relationships with various stakeholders, ensuring the best procurement routes and procedures are established for our customers.

With strong commercial awareness and analytical skills, you will communicate effectively and work collaboratively to achieve results-driven outcomes that meet project goals and customer expectations.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Leadership and Strategy**: Align customer solutions with YPO's procurement strategy and business plan, driving continuous improvement and team development.
- **Customer Engagement & Business Development**:Build strategic customer relationships to develop growth opportunities, delivering high-quality services that meet customer expectations and YPO’s revenue targets.
- **Relationship Management**: Maintain strategic relationships with public sector partners, managing work with customers and internal stakeholders to develop suitable solutions.
- **Financial Oversight and Collaboration**:Embed growth strategies to meet financial targets, design commercial packages to suit customer requirements and budgets, and manage financial performance to achieve revenue and profit targets.
- **Compliance**: Ensure all solutions conform to procurement regulations and the client's internal policies and procedures.

Find out more about the role in the Job Description and Person Specification attached here.

**“Our mission is to help the public sector achieve the best possible value when buying products and services across the UK.”**

Established in 1974, YPO now has 50 years' experience in giving back to the public sector. Five decades ago, 13 local authorities came together to combine their buying demands and achieve efficiency, and that's when our organisation as it's known today began.

We supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

We're 100% publicly owned by our 13 member authorities, which means the profits we make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.

**Some of the additional benefits of working at YPO**:

- Salary sacrifice car scheme (after a qualifying period)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Access to Occupational Health Service
- Paid membership of your professional body
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Subsidised Canteen

**How to Apply**:
To have a confidential and informal discussion about this role, or any additional support, please contact Bradley on 01609 534365.

**Key Dates**:
First stage telephone interviews will take place between **3rd and 7th March 2025**, with formal interviews taking place in-person (Wakefield) week commencing **10th March 2025**.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £40,476.00-£43,693.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wakefield