Assistant Procurement Category Manager

Assistant Procurement Category Manager

Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne 

Permanent, Full Time(37.5 hpw)

Salary£22,500pa to £25,850pa Plus Brilliant Benefits!

Supporting us to be 20% more efficient. Thats when it hits home.

Its an exciting time to join Home Group as we build more homes, independence and aspirations the vision that underpins our five-year strategy. Our commitment to deliver on our customer promise, build the right homes in the right places and be market leaders in New Models of Care, is in the hands of our brilliant people. What comes next is what we love the most, applying our skills and experience to innovate, design, implement and deliver real business value, improve the way we operate, and give us the competitive edge to do great things for all the right reasons!

Youll assist colleagues in gaining value for money in purchasing a range of goods and services. Using our various policies and regulation, youll ensure compliance with the group procurements policy.

Supporting the wider Procurement team, youll ensure a successful and effective operation of the procurement function.  

About our team

Youll be working alongside our fabulous team of 17 who are super passionate about being commercial and achieving great value for colleagues and customers.  To us were not just a team were a work family. Our manager is Lorraine, the Head of Procurement, who has been with Home Group for 18 months, shes a keen runner who also loves cake! Youll be working for Jacqui, Procurement Business Manager who has been at Home Group for 8 years. Outside of work she loves to walk her dogs and spends lots of time outdoors.  The whole procurement team love to achieve savings and deliver fantastic service but we also know how to have fun!

Working flexibly

Its the teams unwritten rule that you attend the important appointments in life, be it your childs school play, your partners graduation, or to get your new fridge delivered. You can elect to fit these around your working day or use your flexi to take the time off. Our focus is on getting the job done, not your working hours!

About you

You will have previous experience of working in a procurement function and will be comfortable using e-procurement systems to carry out activities that support the day to day operation.

Youll be organised with strong communication skills, to build effective stakeholder relationships with both colleagues and stakeholders. You will ensure that we always get the best value for money out of our contracts.

Youll be confident managing and analysing data with a budgetary understanding. Youll prioritise your workload and will take ownership for specific categories of expenditure as directed.

Want to know more?

If youre not reading this advert on our careers pages, press the APPLY NOW button to access lots of useful stuff! You can download our Assistant Procurement Category Manager Job Description and find out more about Home Group. Weve also got some short films that show you what its like to work here, and we know youll want to find out more about our award winning benefits and rewards package!

To apply

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