Procurement Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Manager to join our team and help us deliver operational excellence within our Group Procurement Team Service at L&Q.
The Procurement Manager will:

• Lead the process of procuring contracts with our stakeholders.


• Procuring/implementing and monitoring contracts whilst delivering agreed stakeholder procurement strategies.


• Demonstrate expertise and knowledge/experience of handling both public and private sector complex contract negotiations and management.


• Have a strong commercial and legally compliant approach


• Have experience in reviewing data and drafting/implementing Category Strategy
  
  Comprehensive, demonstrable experience in Public Contracts Regulations - end to end knowledge


• Experience of delivering category lead and business function specific procurements


• Knowledge/experience of drawing up contracts


• Demonstrate financial and commercial acumen


• Prepare detailed tender/contract documentation and reports


• Knowledge/experience in Category Management
  
  At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you're interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it's feasible then we'll make it happen.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK's most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 97,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East but also in the Manchester area.
As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.
In response to the housing and affordability crisis, we will build 100,000 new homes over ten years. Of these, 60,000 homes will be built or funded by L&Q, whilst a further 40,000 will come through partnerships. Crucially, at least 50% of these new homes will be genuinely affordable, with a target of 60% in London.
Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.

For this role you will be required to travel to our Stratford office twice a month (2nd and 4th Monday until April 2025 where it will be every Monday)
Salary & Benefits:
We offer a competitive annual salary and benefits package which includes:

• 28 days annual leave rising to 31 days PLUS bank holidays


Remote/agile working

• Excellent Pension scheme and non-contributory life assurance



• Investment in your career development with continued support and training (in-house & external courses)



• Employee assistance programme



• Health & Wellbeing program



• Employee discount scheme



• Up to 21 volunteer hours per year



• Strong family-friendly policies