Senior Procurement Manager

Are you experienced in Procurement and looking for a new challenge?

We've got a fantastic opportunity to join our Procurement team at SNG (Sovereign Network Group) as a Senior Procurement Manager.

Based from either Basingstoke or Wembley, you'll combine home and office working to ensure a positive work / life balance. To support close collaboration with the wider procurement team, there will be an expectation to be in the Basingstoke office on a weekly basis.

SNG is one of the largest housing associations in England. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London, the South East, South West and East of England, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Strategic Sourcing, you'll be a key member of the senior leadership team within Procurement. You'll be responsible for the approach and methodology for SNG's procurement activity, demonstrating where procurement can add measurable value and identifying solutions which support the delivery of SNG's corporate goals. This is a hands-on role, with responsibilities including:

• Accountability for our Development category of spend within our Investment and Development Directorate alongside line managing the Category Managers who have responsibility for specific projects with their own sub categories
• Supporting multiple complex procurement projects across all areas of spend within our Investment and Development business areas, ensuring that the procurement team and its service offering is aligned to business needs and the Procurement Strategy
• Taking a lead in supplier engagement and sourcing activities end to end, as well as supplier engagement, from definition of business requirements and sourcing, tender analysis and negotiation, and supplier performance management aligned with our SRM framework
• Contributing to the strategic transformational workstreams including data integrity and data reporting to maximise the use of data to impact decision making
• Line Management of the team in partnership with our other Senior Procurement Managers, ensuring continuous support and encouragement for personal development

What we need from you

You should have previous experience in a similar role within procurement, with experience in category management, including a track record in leading supplier engagement and sourcing activities to drive value for money. It would be beneficial to have Public Sector procurement experience from within development or major works category of spend although this isn't essential. You'll also need:

• To demonstrate a flexible approach and utilise a range of sourcing techniques to identify, develop and deliver solutions
• Experience of leading and managing multiple projects
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to form effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong negotiation skills
• Good attention to detail and experience in contract drafting and varying
• Leadership skills and a desire to coach and develop a small team
• Experience of working under and advising on PCR 2015 regulations and knowledge of Procurement Act 2023

Your Benefits

We have some great benefits at SNG, including

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!