Senior Compliance and Policy Manager

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated. With effect from February 2026, L&Q reserve the right to not shortlist applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications within the last 24 months.

Join our Supply Chain Team at L&Q: This is an exciting opportunity to shape and build from the start making a real impact. We're strengthening our central Supply Chain team and you'll play a pivotal role in setting up the policy, compliance and reporting capability that will underpin how we buy, manage contracts and assure governance across the organisation.

As Senior Policy & Compliance Manager (Supply Chain), you'll lead the development and oversight of policy, compliance, reporting and controls across the full supply chain and contract/commercial lifecycle. We're setting up and strengthening the way we work: consistent processes, reliable contract data, clear governance, strong reporting, and proactive risk management. You'll help turn "good practice" into business-as-usual through tools, training, systems and simple, scalable standards.

You'll report to the Supply Chain Director, lead a small team and play a key role in creating the standards and governance that support better outcomes across the organisation. If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role: You'll embed a compliant, audit-ready supply chain and procurement framework that sticks; with better data, clearer controls, reduced risk and smarter decision-making.

What you'll do:

• Lead the development and oversight of policy, compliance and reporting across the supply chain and contract management lifecycle.
• Develop and execute the Supply Chain plan, aligning category management with long term procurement priorities.
• Embed best-practice processes, systems and governance and drive continuous improvement in how the framework is adopted.
• Own the essentials: contract management systems, contracts register and data quality, ensuring documentation meets governance standards.
• Use business and risk reporting to spot issues early, manage risk and drive mitigation.
• Lead and develop a small team (2 direct reports) and partner confidently with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

What you'll bring: You're a strategic thinker, detail-sharp compliance leader who can turn policy into simple, usable ways of working and bring people with you.

You'll likely have:

• Significant experience in procurement and supply chain policy, compliance and/or contract management, plus audits/policy development and system implementation.
• Strong knowledge of procurement law, regulatory reporting and supplier management.
• Confidence engaging stakeholders, delivering training, tools and templates to embed consistent practice across teams.
• Experience in housing or another regulated environment.
• Desirable - CIPS (or working towards) Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, Qualifications - Degree or equivalent experience in buying, supply chain, business, or compliance.

We look forward to reviewing your application, and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email.

About L&Q: We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life. 250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England. People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.