Procurement and Contracts Manager

Paradigm Housing Group; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a procurement professional with a passion for driving value, fostering supplier relationships and leading strategic improvements? Do you thrive in a role that combines contract management, stakeholder engagement, and innovative problem solving? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At Paradigm Housing Group, we are seeking a Procurement & Contract Manager to help shape our procurement and contract management practices, ensuring we deliver exceptional value for our customers and stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead key initiatives, embed best practices, and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation.

As a Procurement specialist you will partner with stakeholders in the business to support them with their procurement and contract requirements. We’ll give you the autonomy you need to shape the role whilst providing a supportive environment to help you develop your skills further. You’ll need to be collaborative and pragmatic to arrive at desired outcomes that work for us and comply with legislation and company policy.

As a Best Companies 2** accredited (2024) organisation with high employee engagement scores we offer a friendly and fair and often fun place to work.

What You’ll Be Doing

1. Developing and implementing sourcing strategies alongside Category Managers to ensure quality, value, and compliance in procurement.
2. Leading and improving utilities contract management to achieve cost efficiency and regulatory compliance.
3. Implementing a robust Contract Management Standard to deliver outstanding performance outcomes.
4. Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, driving collaboration and innovation.
5. Embedding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maintaining high standards across all contracts.
6. Transforming utilities processes, managing energy contracts, and driving improvements for the benefit of customers.
7. Supporting the Head of Procurement with supplier risk management, training delivery, and compliance auditing.

What You’ll Bring

1. Extensive procurement experience in the public sector.
2. Strong expertise in contract and supplier relationship management, risk mitigation, and change implementation.
3. Proven track record in supplier negotiation, cost-saving delivery, and quality improvement.
4. Exceptional relationship-building skills with senior stakeholders and suppliers.
5. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
6. Analytical, proactive, and innovative approach to problem-solving.
7. CIPS qualification OR equivalent experience.

Further Information

For the full job description and person specification for the role, please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy, please email [e-mail] and we will respond as soon as possible.

As part of our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.

Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.

Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.