Procurement Specialist

Working Hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week, working a minimum of 40% across each month in the Territorial Headquarters, London, SE5 8FJ.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best known faith-based organisations, The Salvation Army, is looking for a proactive and commercially aware Procurement Specialist to join our General Indirect Procurement Team.

Does the idea of working with a diverse category portfolio ranging from IT, digital, HR, Finance, Car Fleet, professional services, fundraising and marketing, older people services, anti-trafficking and modern slavery and homelessness excite you?

Do you have more than five years experience in tendering and contracting for software and professional services in charity, private and non-for-profit sector? This could be your next challenge!

• Our Procurement team is responsible for making a major contribution to our mission and vision through a focus on value for money for every £ spent.
• We also protect the reputation of the Salvation Army through ethical procurement and ensuring that fit for purpose suppliers and contracts are put in place to meet the diverse needs of the organisation.
• As a Procurement Specialist (General Indirect), you’ll be responsible for sourcing a range of equipment, goods and services and managing a variety of vendors.
• This will involve performing strategic procurement activities across your defined portfolio of sub-categories of spend.
• It will also involve maintaining up-to-date market expertise in order to work closely with key stakeholders to develop and execute category plans that achieve our objectives, including best value, whilst managing procurement risk.

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or working towards this qualification or equivalent, or a degree level or equivalent education.
• Experience in the General Indirect (professional services or IT) and category management in general, including running tenders for a variety of goods and services.
• Strong day-to-day project planning, delivery and management skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills and a flair for analysis and problem solving.
• Proven experience of managing a wide group of internal stakeholders with differing priorities.
• Ideally, a background in either a Commercial or Not for Profit Procurement function.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments. In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, relevant qualifications and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.