ABOUT US
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Procurement & SRM team works hard to deliver great value for money across The Guinness Partnership. The team plays a key role in the efficient and effective delivery of our group strategic objectives.
About the role
Due to exciting team developments, we are seeking a Procurement & SRM Officer to join the Guinness team. This is a permanent, full-time vacancy which can be based in either our Oldham or central London office.
As a Procurement & SRM Officer, you will support the vital work of our team in managing procurement and contract risk and contributing towards the business achieving value for money throughout our portfolio of contracts and suppliers. You will coordinate day-to-day procurement activities for our low to medium priority contracts and support our Procurement & SRM Partners in carrying out procurement and contract management activities for our most significant contracts, in accordance with Procurement Act 2023.
You will also work closely with our Senior Procurement & SRM Partners to administer our portfolio of externally accessible frameworks and to monitor our team's progress against our procurement pipeline and contract assurance programme.
We appreciate that flexibility is important, so we offer a hybrid working style with three office-based days per week.
What we're looking for
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do, so you'll not only be experienced in procurement, but you'll also highly motivated with a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.
This is a great opportunity for an individual with entry level experience in public sector procurement, that is keen to develop their skills. The role will be part of an established and well-integrated procurement team, with the potential to be involved in a range of interesting projects and to learn and share knowledge with other experienced public sector procurement professionals.
You'll also be able to demonstrate:
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience of purchasing/procurement
Experience of Contract Management
Experience of managing a portfolio of projects, working to tight deadlines and for several different customers
Good attention to detail
Good analytical & negotiation skills
Positive attitude with a solution orientated approach
Good oral and written communications
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Essential Qualifications
Educated to A Level or equivalent
Level 4 CIPS or equivalent.
To find out more about the role, please review the role profile.
To apply:
Please apply with a CV and cover letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria.
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Benefits
• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme
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