Sanctuary Group
- Location:
- Worcester (WR1) – Worcestershire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Type:
- Contract
- Start Date:
- As Soon As Possible
- Contract Period:
- To Be Confirmed
- Main Industry:
- Search Information Technology Jobs
- Advertiser:
- Sanctuary Group
- Job ID:
- 130748956
- Posted On:
- 02 July 2024
Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.
Assistant Buyer
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
£26,982 per year (pro rata)
35 hours per week
Temporary position for up to 12 months
The Procurement team at Sanctuary is looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join a friendly and collaborative team. Our role is to ensure Sanctuary get the best possible suppliers delivering value for money, high quality, efficiency, and our environmental and social value ambitions. We also play a key role in keeping Sanctuary safe through letting legally compliant tenders and providing great advice and support to colleagues.
The role of Assistant Buyer will include:
-Managing contracts and relationships with suppliers and internal colleagues for items such as stationery, water coolers, confidential waste disposal and fuel cards
-Holding contract review meetings
-Completing paperwork for contract extensions
-Dealing with any performance issues from the suppliers
-Contributing to continuous improvement projects with other team members
-Supporting the Group Procurement Manager on large projects
Skills and experiences:
-Able to work with a variety of individuals
-Good communication skills, both written and spoken
-Excellent customer service and analytical skills
-Able to work on their own initiative managing deadlines and prioritising workloads
-Experience using Microsoft packages, Outlook, Word & Excel
-Previous experience of undertaking a similar role is desirable but not essential
-Some SAP, e-tendering portal experience (ProContract preferable) and Microsoft Teams would be useful but is not essential
Why work for us?
One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
-25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
-A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
-Life Assurance
-Employee Volunteering scheme
-Employee Advice Service including counselling
-Cycle to Work scheme
-Voluntary health plans
-Employee discounts
-Wellbeing support and tools
-Employee recognition scheme
-£26,982 per annum (pro-rata)
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Closing Date: 14 July 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
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Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
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