Head of Procurement

Overview

Lead group procurement strategy, supplier management and cost savings for housebuilding.

Key Responsibilities

• category management
• supplier negotiation
• rebate management
• risk mitigation
• compliance monitoring
• procurement strategy

Tasks

-Collaborate with Technical teams to ensure that value engineering and cost saving initiatives are being adopted. And, that product selection is focused on supporting our supply chain. -Increase rebates through rationalization of the supply chain and by partnering with selected, suppliers and manufacturers. -Ensure that the regional commercial teams are regularly updated on group trading agreements and changes. -End to end category and supplier relationship management across all indirect and direct areas of spend. -Tender and negotiate group trading agreements to deliver cost savings. -Support the business in achieving sustainability targets by ensuring responsible and ethical sourcing throughout the supply chain. -Monitor, track, and report on price fluctuations across the supply chain. -Identify risks and implement contingency plans that minimise risk and ensure continued supply during market downturns. -Collaborate with internal stake holders to define best practice procurement budgets. -In conjunction with Innovations Director monitor technological and material advancements. -Monitor and report on regional compliance across with group agreements. -Owning the business procurement documents, ensuring that they are fit for purpose and support the procurement process. -Introduce and manage a 360-degree vendor review process. -Manage a robust process to correlate and claim rebates. -Develop and implement a procurement strategy that delivers business wide savings and improved supplier performance. -Implement process efficiencies and standardization of materials across the business.

Requirements

• building regulations
• negotiation
• housebuilding
• coins
• cips
• excel

What You Bring

This role is a group role and therefore travel is required to our regional businesses but could be based from any of Anglia, Bedford, Exeter or Solihull Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. -Good technical knowledge and understanding of building Regulations -Strong influencing and negotiation skills for both internal and external stakeholders -Excellent communicator, both oral and written -Housebuilding experience essential -Excellent IT skills – including use of procurement systems, preferably COINS -CSCS card and CIPS professional membership (preferable not essential) -Previous experience of procurement at a group level across multiple regions -Effective communication both written and verbal on behalf of the Business required -Ability to work independently to manage own workload to achieve targets and deadlines -Competent IT skills working with Microsoft Excel, Word, Office and COINS

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Benefits

-Private medical -26 days holiday with additional bank holidays -Life Assurance -Bonus Scheme -Enhanced Pension Scheme -Car Allowance

About Untypical

-Operates across four English regions: Midlands, West, East, and East Anglia. -Specializes in both entry-level and premium housing options. -Pilots innovative low-embodied-carbon housing designs at Landimore Park. -Collaborates with Octopus Energy for zero-bills homes and Pulse Fibre for full-fibre broadband. -Combines traditional design elements with modern energy efficiency and community-focused development.

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