Hours: 36.25
Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2026
We're excited to recruit for a Procurement Coordinator, where you will be able to play a key role in shaping our future. You'll provide detailed advice and guidance to the organisation on all aspects of procurement and at all stages of the procurement cycle. Including advice on procurement issues to colleagues, managers, and suppliers. We are looking for someone who can spot opportunities for change and make things happen. You will be at the forefront of our proactive procurement approaches that ensure that RBH obtains better value for money, improved service delivery for our customers, enhanced inclusivity and wider social value which benefits our local communities. You’ll establish and monitor a robust spend analysis process to be reported to the business and support in managing circa £50 million spend in support of our circa 12,500 housing stock. Manage the e-procurement tendering portal (The Chest) and the future full integration into the new central digital platform in line with the Procurement Act 2023, you will advertise tenders on Find a Tender Service (FTS), the central digital platform and the chest portal.
To be successful in this role, you will hold a CIPS Level 6 (or working towards) and be a team player with the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and managing suppliers. You'll have experience of working in procurement, ideally public sector organisation with experience of drafting contracts and interpreting terms and conditions with an understanding of procurement policy and procedures. With experience of developing and managing a full end to end procurement tender process, you will have demonstrable experience of drafting post tender contract documentation.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (RBH) is the UK’s first tenant and employee co-owned mutual housing society, with over 12,000 homes throughout the local area.
As we’ve refocused our strategy back to our core housing role, we’ve taken the opportunity to work with our customers and colleagues to review and modernise the values that motivate us and will underpin everything we do. Our mutuality is focused on bringing genuine voice and influence to our customers and our colleagues in how we deliver our services. Our values get to the root of who we really are and what we stand for.
We listen with empathy, respond with compassion, and make it easy for our customers to access our services.
We earn trust through honesty, integrity, caring and keeping our promises.
We embrace our mutuality and work together to deliver great outcomes for the people living in our homes and communities.
We invest wisely in our people and make it easy for them to deliver services and create places that our customers are proud to call home.
Open & Transparent: We are curious, embrace diverse ways of thinking and seek feedback to help us improve.
RBH, Unique Enterprise Centre, Belfield Road, Rochdale, OL16 2UP
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