The Vacancy

We're VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!

We're currently recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract. Contractually based out of our Portsmouth office, this is a full-time position working 37 hours per week. This role requires attendance in the office two days per week, specifically on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro rata, with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We'll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here are the facts about the role:

As Procurement Manager, you'll be the subject matter expert for procurement across all purchasing categories. You'll support the business in its procurement activity; demonstrating a partnering approach to advise and guide on market trends, procurement strategy, tendering, contract award, implementation and management. And ensuring that supplier assurance processes sufficiently manage risk and drive efficiency.

The role will lead on above regulated threshold procurement activity within the procurement team, ensuring full compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. Acting as a subject matter expert, you'll support the delivery aspects of the revised procurement legislation introduced through the Procurement Bill and its reforms. Responsibility for maintaining the contracts register sits within this role and is critical to the successful delivery of the procurement plan, with oversight of ensuring the register is kept accurate and up to date by the team.

The successful candidate will have experience running above-threshold regulated tenders within the public sector and demonstrate strong knowledge of procurement legislation. The role requires proven experience in category management, delivering organisation-wide projects, using e-tendering systems, specifically Intend and ProContract, and producing clear, accurate reports.

This role requires a driving licence with a car available for business use.

This is a two stage interview process with first interviews taking place WC 9 February (subject to change).

The Company

We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we're here to help with that and more.

Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers.

We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the sixth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.

This is summed up in our vision "More homes, bright futures".

Living VIVID

As a 'people' business, we work hard to create a high-performing and fun working environment. We invest in our people's development, whilst looking after their wellbeing with our award-winning initiatives.

Buy / sell
annual leave

Pension
scheme

Smart
working

From 26 days holiday per year

Private medical / medicash benefits

Enhanced
paternity / maternity leave

Qualification funding support

Electric car scheme

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We're committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies.

We're a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form.

If you need additional support with your application, please get in touch with us
on 02392 896758 or email HRrecruitment@vividhomes.co.uk. We'll be happy to help.