Procurement Specialist

**Salary**: £35,000 per year

**Contract**: Permanent, full-time, Monday to Friday

**Location**: Northallerton, with hybrid working

We are looking for a **Procurement Specialist**to join the Corporate Services Team at Yorwaste.

**As a Procurement Specialist, you play a pivotal role in driving value and compliance across the business. You’ll lead end-to-end procurement activities, from tendering and contract negotiation to supplier relationship management, ensuring strategic sourcing aligns with operational needs. By building strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, you’ll help improve service delivery, monitor performance, and identify opportunities for innovation. Your expertise ensures adherence to Public Procurement Regulations, supports smooth contract transitions, and maintains accurate procurement data and reporting. With a keen eye for continuous improvement, you’ll contribute to Yorwaste’s commitment to safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
- In-depth knowledge of Public Procurement Regulations
- Strong grasp of category management and risk management principles
- Skilled in contractual commercial terms and negotiation techniques
- Awareness of external market factors affecting procurement
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated experience in public sector procurement
- Proven ability to deliver complex procurement projects
- Capable of managing multiple projects concurrently
- Experienced in contract management
- Familiarity with ISO standards and quality assurance procedures

We are looking for someone who has the ability to manage their time and workload effectively, working independently and with a degree of autonomy.

For further information on the role, please read the full Procurement Specialist Job Description here.

**Why Yorwaste?**

At Yorwaste, we’re more than just North Yorkshire’s leading waste management company, we’re a team passionate about creating a cleaner, greener future. We invest in people, innovation, and sustainability because we believe in making a difference, for both our community and our planet.

How the role fits with Yorwaste’ values:

- **Safe** - Promotes high standards of health, safety, and wellbeing across all contract activities.
- **Resourceful** - Finds smart, effective solutions and drives continuous improvement.
- **Professional**- Acts with integrity, responsibility, and a commitment to quality.
- **Respectful**- Builds strong relationships through empathy, fairness, and collaboration.
- **Customer-Focussed** - Keeps customer needs at the heart of service delivery**.**

**What we can offer**

**We are offering a salary of £35,000 per year, on a full-time, permanent contract. We can offer 24 days’ holiday per year, plus bank holidays, increasing annually (1 day per years’ service completed) to 28 days’ after 4 years’ continuing employment.

Welcoming you at Yorwaste, we feel it is important for you to get to know our people, operation, culture and ethos, and value face-to-face time within our teams and suppliers. We offer flexible working hours and are open to hybrid working after a successful probationary period. Site locations to become your possible base include Northallerton, Thirsk, York and Scarborough with some hybrid working.

**How to Apply**
- Deadline for Applications**:Midnight on Sunday 26**th** of October 2025**:

- Interviews**:Will be held w/c 3**rd** of November**

At Yorwaste, your work makes a difference. Join us in building a cleaner, greener future starting today

**Procurement Specialist**

**Posted**:09/10/2025

**Closing date**:26/10/2025

**Closing time**:23:59