Procurement Manager

Salary:Up to£40,000

Weare looking for someone who will support the deliverance of smartprocurement decisions, organisational strategy and ensure a highdegree of ethical and best value for money is achieved, across allspendactivities.

Thosehuge small victories

We are the highest Ofsted-ratedprovider in the country for special education and care. Our teamsare fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positivechanges in our young people, so we celebrate the littlethings.

For children with complex needs the levelof care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That'swhat drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our highstaff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we're proud tohave won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTEDratings.

Getout what you putin

This is a new andexciting group wide role where you will get the chance to continuethe growth of our procurement strategy. Reporting directlyinto our Head of Procurement and working with internal and externalstakeholders, you will help to review our current practices andimplement our approach to procurement. As a Procurement Manager forWitherslack Group you will ensure compliance with procurementregulations and identify savings and benefits for thegroup.

You will effectively support in themanagement of a range of stakeholders within Witherslack Group,leading the development, planning and implementation of a strategythat optimises value for money, enabling our schools and homescontinue to provide the best level of education and care to ouryoung people.

Bringyour whole-self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone's differencesas that's what makes us the best at what we do. Our young peoplecome from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with differentneeds - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that ourteams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to bethemselves. We'll give you the chance to build an exciting careerin a fast-growing organisation, where you're free to achieve yourpotential. Here's what we need fromyou;

• Procurement managementexperience working in multi-site organisations (educationexperiencepreferable)
• Experience insupporting multiple category management including end-to-end tenderprocess
• Stakeholder/end-userfocused
• Project managementskills, commercially aware, strongnegotiator.
• Experience ofservice procurement, contract and suppliermanagement
• Identifyingprocurement risk and tendermodels
• Strong organisation& reportingskills

Whatwe do for you

Weknow you're going to do great things. For your hard work andcommitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits packagein the care sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuinedifference to the lives of our young people - plus you'llget:

• Salary:Base salary of up to£40,000
• Training:CIPS course (after successful completion ofprobation)
• Holiday:You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 7 weeks'holiday
• Flexiblebenefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease yourholiday allowance, pension and life insurance - check out ourbenefits here
• Wellbeing:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance
• Medicalcover so you can claim back the cost of things like anopticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts
• Beautifulworking environments with the very bestfacilities
• A recommend afriend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus everytime

Jointhe UK's best special education and careprovider

Ouryoung people deserve the best possible future and we feel the sameabout our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with apurpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to beyourself .

The Witherslack Group iscommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its youngpeople. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we willcover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcomingapplications from all sections of thecommunity.

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