Head of Procurement

Co-operative Development Society; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A key support organization for cooperative housing in London seeks a Head of Procurement to establish and manage a new procurement framework under the Procurement Act. This role is ideal for a collaborative professional with at least three years of experience in procurement within a regulated environment. The organization offers a flexible hybrid working environment and a supportive culture, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive culture

Learning and development opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience managing procurement in a regulated environment.
• Experience within the public sector or housing.
• Ability to translate legislation into workable practice.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run a new procurement framework under the Procurement Act.
• Establish a compliant digital Open Framework for contractors.
• Mature CDS's wider procurement approach.

Skills

Collaborative procurement

Stakeholder communication

Legislation translation into practice

Pragmatism

Education

Relevant professional qualification (e.g. MCIPS)

Job description

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week).

We will consider 3-4 days per week

Contract type: 12 months fixed-term with possibility to become permanent

Are you looking for an employer that understands the importance of balancing work and life and offers flexibility by allowing you to work from home?

Would you love to work for a company where 95.2% of staff recently stated in an anonymous survey that they would recommend us as an employer?

Are you excited by the chance to help stand up a sector-leading procurement framework under the new Procurement Act?

About CDS CDS exists to provide, support and promote co-operative and community-led housing so that more people can live and work in co-operative ways. We are the country s largest provider of governance, financial and housing management support to small housing co-operatives, we are small social landlord in our right and we are innovating new routes to grow community-led housing in England.

The opportunity We re establishing a major new Procurement Act-compliant digital Open Framework, appointing Plentific as managing agent. This framework will give social landlords a safe, easy and compliant way to procure contractors for works large and small all digitally enabled. As Head of Procurement, you ll play a pivotal role in setting up and running this framework and in maturing CDS s wider procurement approach.

About you You re a collaborative procurement professional who brings credibility with colleagues and suppliers alike. You can balance rigour with pragmatism, translate legislation into workable practice and communicate simply.You will have or be working toward a relevant professional qualification (e.g. MCIPS) and have at least three years experience and experience managing procument within a regulated public sector or housing environment.

Our values We recruit and develop people who live our values every day: Unity, Trust, Intention, Impact, Collaboration, Communication and Kindness. If these describe how you work, we d love to hear from you.

Working here We offer genuine flexibility (hybrid working with access to our SE1 office), a supportive culture and opportunities for learning and development, alongside a competitive benefits package.

Inclusion We are working to be an anti-racist, inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We value challenge and learning in all our work.

Closing date: Monday, 1st December 2025 at 8am

Interviews: Wednesday, 10th December 2025 (in person at our Central London offices)