Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist

United Living Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned Procurement and Supply Chain professional to lead strategic initiatives that drive value and efficiency. This role involves developing and executing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and leveraging data to enhance decision-making. The ideal candidate will bring over a decade of experience in the construction sector, demonstrating strong negotiation skills and proficiency in data analysis tools. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and sustainability, and play a pivotal role in shaping a connected future through effective supply chain management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Procurement & Supply Chain roles, preferably in Construction.
• Proficient in data analysis and managing large data volumes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive procurement strategies to enhance commercial terms and value.
• Manage relationships with supply chain partners to improve quality and service.

Skills

Procurement Management

Supply Chain Strategy

Negotiation Skills

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

Construction and/or Business-related Qualifications

MCIPS

NVQ, BSc, BA, MSc

Tools

Excel

PowerBi

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

United Living Group is a collection of four businesses dedicated to creating a connected, sustainable future:

• United Living Property Services: Revitalizing homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces.
• United Living Infrastructure Services: Delivering resilient infrastructure for a stable and functional future.
• United Living New Homes: Providing build-to-rent and affordable housing solutions to address community housing challenges.
• United Living Connected: Connecting people through fixed-line and mobile infrastructure, enabling seamless communication in today's digital age.

Job Description

Role Purpose: Delivery of Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Strategies for United Living Group, aligned with the Group Procurement & Supply Chain Strategy – delivering improved commercial terms, added value and procurement & supply chain transformation aligned to business growth.

Procurement:

Drive commercial and added value benefits through negotiation of best value Group Frameworks / Agreements aligned with the Group Supply Chain Strategy, including:

• Preferred Supplier Agreements (PSA)
• Preferred Manufacturer Agreements (PMA)
• Third Party Agreements (TPA)
• Regional and National Sub-Contractor Frameworks (SCF)
• Blue Collar Agency Recruitment
• Permanent Recruitment
• Consultants

Make recommendations and businesses cases to the Group Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, Director and other stakeholders for new group agreements and frameworks, including presentation of data, recommendation papers and presentations where appropriate. Ensure that products to be procured via Group Frameworks are compliant with all legislative/statutory requirements.

• Develop and execute contracts with key supply chain partners identified as best value via the strategic procurement process.
• Manage strategic relationships with key supply chain partners through a regular series of structured/formal review sessions and information exchange, supported by BU stakeholders where appropriate, driving consistent approaches across the business and significantly improving quality and service levels.
• Police the frameworks at Strategic level to ensure they are adhered to and not usurped, tackling slippage appropriately with supply chain and business units.
• Work with all business unit teams to ensure identified direct and third-party rebate opportunities are maximized and recovered.

Supply Chain

• Development of our Sub-Contractor Database and alignment of our database with third party data sources.
• Collation of various data sources, aligning them with our PMO dashboard and analysis of trends for risk management and to identify improvement opportunities, sharing and communicating relative information with the wider business.
• Contribute to and develop our performance measurement culture and processes – ensuring the process and understanding of why it's required is embedded within the business and the tangible metrics (CR, %NR, Programme, Financial Health, Safety, Environmental, ESG) and subjective metrics (project team scoring) are mined/collated accordingly and used strategically across the wider business.
• Link performance measurement to our supply chain databases and PMO dashboard and analyze information accordingly to provide early warnings and opportunities to the wider business.
• Lead on strategic supply chain engagement via a variety of mediums including social media, engagement events, annual conference(s) and build a recognition & reward incentive/awards.
• Be a leader in bringing innovation to the wider group by aligning our group business(s) with supply chain innovations, trialling new products and solutions and developing business cases where appropriate for wider application/use.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience in Procurement & Supply Chain roles in the Construction sector, with additional sector experience also a preference.
• Construction and/or Business-related Qualifications – including NVQ, BSc, BA, MSc.
• MCIPS.
• Proficient IT skills particularly in Excel, PowerBi, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to handle and analyze large volumes of data quickly and accurately – utilizing information to identify risks and opportunities.
• Utilizes data to support decisions and business improvement and able to represent data accurately to back up.