We're hiring for a Regional Procurement Manager

Location: Ystrad Mynach

Up to £61,500 + exceptional benefits

36 hours/week Hybrid working - Primarily field-based, with responsibilities to meeting clients, appointed companies, and site visits, alongside a requirement to attend WPA office as needed in line with business requirements

LHCPG is seeking an experiencedRegional Procurement Manager to join their Regional business unit, Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA), who is an effective manager of resources, adept working within a matrix organisational structure. If you are a strategic thinker who supports innovation and drives progress, we would love to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

✔ Be the focal point for the LHC procurement offering, assessing and reporting on clients' requirements to WPA and LHC Group colleagues in order to continually improve the services offered by WPA.
✔ Engage with WPA appointed companies to ensure that they fully understand the needs of WPA users in procuring projects both in a general sense and on specific WPA projects.
✔ Provide full range of call off support to all WPA users throughout their building programmes or individual projects.

✔ Develop and improve on your knowledge of construction and building materials sector in England in order to provide information to the team on key economic and social drivers.

✔ Ensure compliance with public sector procurement legislation and provide guidance to colleagues, clients and appointed companies.

✔ Provide advice and guidance on best practice and innovation in procurement to WPA and other group members in order to remain competitive in the framework provider sector.

✔ Work closely with the Group Procurement Team to ensure all framework products and services are industry leading and fit for the requirements of WPA clients.

✔ Maintain a level of credibility with WPA clients and establish personal relationships with them to facilitate WPA and LHC Procurement Group corporate goals and objectives.

What You Need:
Experience of undertaking regulated procurement of goods and/or services on behalf of Public Sector organisations

Understanding of best practice procurement

Knowledge of the Public Sector Procurement Regulations in England and Wales

Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems or other databases

Knowledge of the public sector and social housing sector in England

Experience/awareness of new build construction, refurbishment and maintenance sector

Proven experience working with e-tendering platforms, including the creation, management, and distribution of procurement documents, ensuring compliance with procurement regulations and internal processes.

What You'll Get:
Highly attractive Pension (22.8% employer contribution)
34 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday leave

£300 p.a. wellbeing allowance

£1,000 p.a. Individual Training Budget (post probation)
Enhanced maternity/paternity + private medical (post-probation)
Flexibility, volunteering days, discounts & more

Join a mission-driven team where your work really matters.
Apply early - we may close the advert once we find the right candidate!