Procurement Officer

**Job reference**: 002096

**Salary**: £34,955 rising to £36,440 after passed probation

**Closing date**: 30/11/2025

**Location**: Bede Island - Leicester

**Employment type**: Permanent

**Hours Per Week**: 35

**Do you have what it takes to support a procurement function and conduct lead procurements that drive real change in people’s lives?**
Are you ready to deliver impactful, support colleagues and strategic procurement that goes beyond compliance and delivers real value for residents?

We're on the lookout for a **Procurement Officer** who is ready to join a forward-thinking, values-led organisation. At Paragon Asra Housing Limited aka PA Housing, this isn’t your average procurement role — you’ll play a key part in shaping how we spend, who we work with, and the benefits we bring to our residents and communities.

We’re not here to tick boxes. We’re here to set the standard for what outstanding looks like.

**What’s in it for you.**

At PA Housing we are proud of the benefits and staff package we offer, and this is further supported by the Employee Benefits document. The package on offer would be:
**Salary**Starting at £34,955 and upon successful completion of probation will increase to £36,440.

**Working Hours**35 Hours per week with an option to work flexibly and in addition consolidated hours by compressing these over two weeks 35 hours in 9 days giving an additional day off every two weeks.

**Place of Work** The role will be a hybrid role where you will be able to work from home in a remote manner. This will mean that there will be very limited requirements to attend the office, but the role will be classed as flexible with a defined office. However, there will be a requirement to attend the office for staff events, pertinent meetings, site visits and procurement activities that require face-to-face that cannot be met by remote working.

**Holidays**26 days’ annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more and flexible bank holidays - take them when it suits you

**Pension**You can elect to pay between 3% and 5% of your pensionable salary each month and PA Housing Ltd will contribute double; the maximum amount the PA will pay is 10%.

**Benefits**Health cash plan and a discount portal where staff can select different discounts for multiple categories and stores such as travel, fashion, entertainment and many more.

**Development**PA Housing will commit after completion of probation in developing your knowledge by supporting with Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 2.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Lead on end-to-end procurements for low and mid-value procurement activity (£25,000+)
- Responsible for maintaining and updating the strategic procurement plan and pipeline
- Support and guide colleagues on low value procurements (quotations and direct award) by assisting with scoping documentation, quotation documents and approval to awards
- Take the lead on managing the process for new procurement request, new supplier request and contract uploads
- Manage the on-boarding of suppliers via thorough robustness checks of new supplier requests and supplier information
- Maintain the procurement hub, spend report, contract register and procurement plan
- Prepare information to support with the completion of the quarterly procurement report and procurement risk register

**What we’re looking for**

We’re after someone who’s confident, collaborative, and supportive — but also detail-focused and driven by outcomes.

You’ll need:

- Experience of working in a procurement function and able to demonstrate your ability and understanding of delivering strong support
- Excellent advanced knowledge and practical experience of using Microsoft Excel and in particular conditional formatting, pivot tables and ‘V Look Up’
- Knowledge and mínimal practical experience of delivering low level procurements
- Experience in using e-procurement platforms and P2P systems
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 awareness of relevant public sector legislation
- A proactive approach to stakeholder engagement and a ‘can do’ attitude

**Who will you be working for**

PA Housing remains inspired by the heritage of our legacy organisations but looks to the future as we continue to do the best for our residents. We are supported by our people promise “Whether you’re a resident, a colleague, or one of our stakeholders, we’re all people and we’re in this together to make your homes and communities the best that they can be”.

Our business is not about properties. It’s about the people who live in our homes and the neighbourhoods and communities they live in.

We're a registered provider of social housing offering more than 24,000 homes across the Midlands, London and the Southeast with a range of housing solutions from affordable rent, independent living, and shared ownership for those in need. We aim to put our residents at the heart of everythin