Head of Procurement and Supply Baildon, England
Job description
Who are Accent?
We own almost 20,400 houses across the North, East and South of the country and they are homes to over 41,000 of our customers.
We’re not just a housing association, we actually exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older or more vulnerable – our customers always come first. They are always at the very heart of our business, and we demonstrate this through our values.
We recognise to achieve this, we cannot do it without our employees, and we encourage employees to bring their authentic selves to work. We’re inclusive and diverse across all teams within Accent so we would welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About the Role and Person
- 35 hours per week
- Permanent
Your core role and focus is all about creating a procurement and supply chain team that fully engages with the business to understand its requirements, delivering a supply chain that drives real value for customers. For detailed JD please click here.
Location
The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to our head office in Shipley . We’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage the use of working from home, as long as we meet our customer’s needs.
We’ll provide you with the equipment and software that you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.
Should you wish to work occasionally from any of our regional offices, you may do so on a hot desk basis which will need to be arranged via our online booking system
Salary
The spot salary for this post is £70,000 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all of the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.
What will you get from us?
In addition to a competitive salary and agile working, we also have a focus on employees’ development. We support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.
You’ll also receive:
- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata, excluding bank holidays) per year rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week
- Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A choice of salary based contributory pension schemes, each offering life assurance cover.
- Auto enrolment – employer and employee contribution 4%
- Pension scheme – employer contribution 18.9%, employee contribution 7.5%
If Accent sounds like an organisation you’d like to work for, one that feels great about delivering excellent services to customers, then you’ll need to apply ASAP.
If you would like an informal chat with the hiring manager, please contact us on [email protected] and we can arrange one for you.
Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
