Procurement Projects Delivery Lead

Salary: £39,186 to £42,403 per year (Grade 10)

Contract: Fixed-term (12 months), full-time, Monday to Friday

Hours: 37 hours per week, hybrid and flexible working

Location: YPO Headquarters, 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield WF2 0XE

Benefits: 29 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and 3 discretionary closedown days and Car Allowance

Are you an experienced procurement specialist, capable of developing and implementing strategic procurement plans within a public sector procurement environment?

YPO is looking to welcome an organised individual with a strong focus on people for the role of Education Procurement Projects Delivery Lead on a fixed-term basis.

“Our mission is to help the public sector achieve the best possible value when buying products and services across the UK.”

Building on your expertise in public sector procurement, you will employ a strategic mindset to oversee procurement pipelines and projects for our multi-academy trust clients. This involves various categories such as facilities management, catering, maintenance, and ICT, requiring both independent initiative and seamless collaboration within the team.

With a keen eye for detail, you will be confident in taking a methodical approach to your work. You'll demonstrate excellent organisational and leadership abilities, confidently handling various projects and pipelines, all the while effectively assisting and guiding customers throughout their procurement needs.

You will be analytical and detailed in your approach, with the ability to use initiative to manage your own projects, delegate and motivate, while making informed decisions about what is best for our customers, and in line with organisational objectives.

Strong communication abilities, both written and verbal, are essential. You should be confident interacting with customers, possess strong interpersonal skills, and have the ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

It is essential that the successful candidate have:

· An excellent understanding of UK Public Sector Purchasing

· IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office and CRM

· Ability to work from the office two days per week

· Experience working in a large, multifaceted organisation

The Education Procurement Team is a central hub for actively supporting schools and multi-academy trusts with their Procurement Projects. From ascertaining the customers’ needs to post contract review, this team are pivotal in supporting our customers, so we need the best team in place.

Further criteria and details for this position can be found in the Other organisations may call this role a ‘Procurement Specialist’ or ‘Senior Procurement Officer’.

“If you’re looking to work in a friendly and rewarding environment, then YPO could be the place for you”

YPO have almost 50 years' experience in giving back to the public sector. Five decades ago, 13 local authorities came together to combine their buying demands and achieve efficiency, and that's when our organisation as it's known today began.

We supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

We're 100% publicly owned, by our 13 member authorities, which means the profits we make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.

View more about the company and our culture here: www.ypo.co.uk

Benefits of working at YPO:

· Generous holiday package

· Open to discuss flexible working arrangements

· Car Allowance

· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

· Access to Occupational Health Service

· Free parking (subject to availability)

· Family friendly policies

· Cycle2Work Scheme

Key Dates:

The deadline for applications is 11:55pm on Sunday 24th March 2024.

Interviews are planned to take place week commencing 1st April 2024.

YPO is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of a change of requirements or a large number of applications being received.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: £39,186.00-£42,403.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wakefield, WF2 0XE