Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist - Leeds/West Yorkshire area (Hybrid Working)
Salary: 35,000 - 45,000 (depending on experience)
Value Match is seeking to appoint a Procurement Specialist to join our growing procurement team on a permanent basis. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to work from home whilst supporting clients across the Leeds / West Yorkshire area, with a requirement to attend customer sites typically 1-2 days per week, or as required.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded procurement professional who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, delivering procurement projects and developing effective supplier relationships. You will play a key role in supporting our public sector clients by providing expert procurement advice, managing end-to-end procurement activities and helping customers achieve value for money, compliance and wider social value outcomes.
As part of an established procurement team with a strong focus on ethical, sustainable and socially responsible procurement, you will work across a diverse range of categories and projects, supporting customers to develop and implement effective procurement strategies and solutions.

The Role
As Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement process on behalf of our clients, from requirement gathering and market engagement through to contract award and supplier management.
You will build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, acting as a trusted procurement advisor and providing commercially focused guidance to support informed decision-making. You will work collaboratively with customers to understand their objectives, challenge requirements where appropriate and develop procurement solutions that deliver the best outcomes.
You will also engage regularly with suppliers, supporting supplier onboarding activities, maintaining effective supplier relationships and ensuring a strong understanding of market capabilities, innovations and service offerings.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end procurement projects across a variety of spend categories.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide commercial procurement advice and guidance to stakeholders, supporting business objectives and value-for-money outcomes.
• Support customers in developing procurement strategies and sourcing approaches.
• Conduct supplier engagement, market research and supplier onboarding activities.
• Ensure procurement activity is compliant with relevant legislation, regulations and organisational policies.
• Identify opportunities to embed social value, sustainability and responsible procurement practices.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and customers to manage competing priorities and deliver successful outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and share procurement best practice across the organisation.

Skills & Experience
We would be keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:

• A minimum of 3 years' procurement experience.
• CIPS qualification (or working towards) or equivalent procurement experience.
• Experience of supporting procurement activities within a public sector environment.
• A good understanding of public sector procurement legislation, frameworks and best practice.
• Experience of managing and influencing both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to provide commercially focused advice and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage confidently at all levels.
• Understanding of end-to-end procurement processes and sourcing methodologies.
• Knowledge of social value and how procurement can be used to achieve wider organisational objectives.
• Awareness of Public Procurement legislation and a willingness to proactively learn and adapt to new legislation, policy notes and procurement reforms.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for procurement.

Why Join Value Match?
At Value Match, we are passionate about helping public sector organisations achieve better procurement outcomes. We pride ourselves on delivering ethical, sustainable and commercially effective procurement solutions that create genuine value for our clients and communities.
This role offers the opportunity to work across a variety of procurement projects, develop your commercial and stakeholder management skills, and make a meaningful difference to essential public sector organisations.

How to Apply
To apply, please send us your CV and we will arrange an initial telephone discussion to tell you more about the role and the opportunities available within Value Match.