Supplier Assurance & Relationship Manager
Birmingham, Brindley Place - Hybrid.
Salary - £33,400 to £41,800 per annum - depending on skills and experience.
Contract type - Permanent
Working hours - Full Time
Closing Date - 12th September 2025
Interview Date - Week Commencing 15th September
About the role
You will lead the proactive management of GSAs supplier base, ensuring effective onboarding, performance monitoring, risk management and ongoing maintenance of supplier relationships. You will be responsible for overseeing the availability and accuracy of group-wide contract arrangements within the Source to Pay system, driving increased compliance and alignment with GSAs Procurement Policy.
You will manage contract records across all relevant systems, including Source to Pay and MRI, ensuring accuracy through the contract lifecycle - from set up to termination. A key aspect of the role involves identifying, reporting and mitigating supplier and contract risks, while also ensuring legal compliance with external regulations such as the Procurement Act 2023.
Additionally, you will be accountable for the management and regulatory compliance of utility suppliers across the GSA portfolio.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.
About you
You will have procurement experience, good knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations/Procurement Act 2023 and be willing to work towards CIPS qualification or able to demonstrate similar standard via career experience. You will have experience in supplier management, procurement compliance or contract assurance and ideally within the housing, local government or similar regulated sector.
You will have good understanding of contract documentation and management including around compliance and SLA`s/KPIs. Experience of using a Source To Pay system will also be highly beneficial.
You will have strong commercial and business awareness, and excellent stakeholder communication skills. You will need to be competent with using MS office, especially MS Word and Excel.
About us
We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive.
We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest.
Everyone deserves a home, it`s a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home.
We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.
Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them.
We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
* We believe our customer is everything
* We are one team
* We are supportive and caring
* We are business-minded for social purpose
* We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes:
* 25 days annual holiday entitlement
* A defined contribution pension scheme.
* Trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
* Two days paid volunteering leave per year
* Buying and selling of annual leave
* Opt-in health cash plan with cover on eye test and glasses, Dental, therapy and much more
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the essential eligibility criteria for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.