Procurement Manager (Housing)

Job introduction

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About the role

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people and the difference they make. As a Procurement Manager (Housing), you’ll have the opportunity to influence how significant investment is delivered across our housing portfolio, helping to improve homes and services for residents across West Northamptonshire. Working within our Corporate Finance and Procurement team, you’ll play a leading role in shaping commercial strategies, driving value for money and ensuring procurement supports the delivery of our corporate priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at a time of continued investment and transformation. Supporting our Housing Asset Programme, you’ll have the opportunity to lead high-profile procurements that have a visible impact on local communities.

We recognise the importance of balancing work and home life and offer a range of flexible working arrangements designed to support our colleagues, helping you achieve a positive work-life balance while continuing to develop your career.

Additional information

You’re an experienced procurement professional with strong commercial awareness, relevant sector experience and a track record of successfully delivering complex procurement projects in a housing, FM or estates-based category. You have experience of successfully delivering housing and asset-based procurement projects and understand how to balance quality, value, risk and service outcomes.

You’re a confident communicator who enjoys building relationships, influencing decision-making and working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders. Whether developing procurement strategies, managing suppliers or supporting colleagues, you bring a proactive and solutions-focused approach to everything you do.

Most importantly, you’ll share our ambition to innovate, improve and deliver excellent services for our communities, reflecting our THRIVE values in everything you do.

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

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