We're really excited to announce that we have an opportunity for aProcurement Specialist to join our team!
This is a fixed term 18 monthsfull-time opportunity with the optionto work a 9 day fortnight – have a day off every other week! Please refer our for more details
As a not for profit organisation and leading provider of housing, care and support services in south Wales, Hafod’s goal is to deliver highquality affordable homes and support for people to maintain their independence.
Our Procurement Team supports this by ensuring we deliver compliant, strategic and valuedriven procurement activities that enable colleagues to provide excellent services across Hafod.
What you'lldo :
As part of our Procurement Team, you’ll manage end-to-end procurement activity to help us deliver highquality, compliant and valueformoney outcomes. You will lead tender exercises, develop specifications, evaluate supplier submissions, negotiate contracts and support effective contract management.
You’ll be a key point of contact for colleagues across Hafod, providing guidance, training and handson support to ensure procurement activity aligns with the Procurement Act 2023, Public Contracts Regulations, Welsh Government policy frameworks and Hafod’s internal procedures.
What you'llneed :
1. Experience managing procurement activity in a public sector or regulated environment.
2. Working knowledge of Welsh procurement frameworks, Sell2Wales, eTenderWales and the Procurement Act 2023.
3. Strong relationshipbuilding skills and experience advising or coaching colleagues.
4. The ability to analyse spend and supplier performance data, identify risks and recommend improvements.
5. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex procurement requirements clearly.
6. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple procurement activities simultaneously.
Benefits
The role offers a salary of £34,000 per annum.
7. 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service
8. Option to work a 9day fortnight
9. Pension contributions of 8% and salary sacrifice schemes
10. Employee assistance programme and wellbeing resources available 24/7
11. ‘Perks’ – a range of shopping and activity discounts and cashback options
12. We are a Family Friendly organisation
13. Learning and development support from our inhouse team
Opportunities for development
We provide a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support you at every stage of your career. From technical procurement training to leadership development, we have programmes to help you grow and succeed.
Our Behaviours
Our Behaviours guide the way we work, shape how we grow, and ensure each of us can have a positive impact within our roles. To find out more, please see the attached Hafod Behaviours Framework.