Group Procurement Manager

About Us…

We are a community mutual housing association which is owned by our tenants, rooted in our local communities, and working through collaboration and partnership.

We provide homes to 25,000 people in Rhondda Cynon Taff and Cardiff Bay. Our primary role is delivering homes which are safe, secure and affordable to people who are in in greatest need. However, we are more than a landlord. We are a tenant-owned, locally-anchored and collaborative organisation. Our role in community development, community regeneration and individual wellbeing is at the heart of what we do.

We employ over 400 staff who work across our repairs, safety compliance, neighbourhoods, customer service, development and corporate teams. Everyone at Trivallis works to put the needs of our tenants first, build good relationships and provide a great service.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, which means we are committed to ensuring fair opportunities for disabled people and providing a supportive workplace.

We support flexible working and job share arrangements and are happy to discuss how we can make this role work for you.

If you feel you meet most of the requirements listed, we encourage you to apply, as we value potential and transferable skills as much as experience.

About you…

The successful candidate will:

• Educated to degree level, or demonstrable and equivalent work experience
• Attained CIPS level 6 or equivalent.
• Experience within the social housing sector or a similar environment, although not essential.
• At least 3 years’ post qualification experience in a relevant role.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with internal colleagues, external partners, and suppliers.
• Experience of setting, monitoring and reporting against KPIs.
• Ability to provide Senior Managers with informed and objective advice.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of ICT literacy and understanding.
• Able to manage varied workloads to meet targets, set objectives to successful completion within agreed deadlines.
• Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people both internally and externally.

What you’ll do…

Ensure robust procurement activity across all areas of the business.

• Support a culture that puts the customer at the centre of all decisions. 
• Work with teams from across the organisation to support the delivery of corporate objectives through effective procurement.
• Create and support an environment that delivers innovation, staff empowerment and improved service delivery.
• Ensure all actions align to Trivallis values.

What you’ll be responsible for…

• Ensure all procurement activity is legally compliant with all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, ensuring internal and external stakeholder expectations are met.
• Ensure all internal policies and procedures are up to date, relevant and enable us to deliver on our corporate objectives.
• Develop the role of the procurement team, maximising the benefit of procurement activity, ensuring value for money (VFM) is delivered across the supply chain. You will also contribute to VFM targets.
• Support the design and delivery of effective short, medium and long-term procurement plans, which underpin the delivery of specific team and wider business strategies.
• Develop and deliver against key performance indicators (KPIs) for procurement activity to senior management whilst engaging with end-users to promote best practice approach to contracts and procurement activity.
• Ensure that systems are effectively maintained and reported, including procurement data (including a central contracts register) and procurement savings.
• Facilitate supplier development, with particular relevance to engaging smaller and local suppliers.
• Fulfil all risk management, audit and compliance requirements.
• Work with the Community Benefit team to ensure the maximum community benefit impact is achieved from our procurement activity.
• Promote a climate of accountability, openness, collaboration, and innovation.
• Take responsibility for own learning and development and keep CPD records up to date.

Benefits...

We are committed to ensuring Trivallis is a great place to work. We are constantly reviewing the benefits that we offer to our workforce. As well as aiming to achieve a positive culture we offer a competitive pay and benefits package, some of which are listed below:

• A generous 30-day annual leave entitlement.
• Local Government Defined Pension scheme.
• Healthshield cash back plan for you and your family.
• Flexible working.
• Learning and development programme where we invest in your personal development.
• Opportunity to be involved in facilitating the diversity and inclusivity across Trivallis.

The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check. 

How to apply...

If you’re interested in applying for this role, then check out the Role Profile and see if you’ve got the skills, experience, and knowledge we’re looking for. Further information is available at:

Homepage - Trivallis

The closing date for receipt of applications is Midnight 1st January 2025.            

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Richard Lloyd, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at richard.lloyd@trivallis.co.uk.

Direct applications from individual candidates are preferred for this job opportunity. We kindly ask recruitment agencies to refrain from contacting us via email or phone. Unsolicited approaches will not be considered or responded to.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.