Procurement Partner

Salary: £35,514 per annum

Location: Flexible - able to travel within our operating region

Hours: 37 hours per week

Ready to put your procurement experience to work where it makes a difference? Join us as a Procurement Partner, helping deliver the contracts and supplier partnerships behind investment in our customers’ homes.

You’ll bring practical procurement experience, commercial awareness and confidence in working with colleagues and suppliers. In return, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of varied projects, develop your expertise and support our capital investment programme.

As a Procurement Partner, you'll work closely with Property and Investment Delivery colleagues to develop and deliver procurement strategies that support our capital programme, organisational priorities and customer outcomes.

You’ll:

• Support the development and implementation of category strategies that deliver value and support business goals.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand their needs, providing expert procurement guidance and advice.
• Lead and support procurement projects through the full procurement lifecycle, from strategy development and tendering through to contract and supplier management.
• Build strong supplier relationships and support commercial negotiations to secure the best outcomes for Aster Group and its customers.
• Monitor market trends, analyse opportunities, and identify innovative ways to improve performance and value for money.
• Ensure procurement activity is well planned, proportionate and compliant with internal policies and relevant legislation.
• Report on procurement progress, supplier effectiveness, savings, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your work will directly support the successful delivery of Aster's capital investment programme. You'll help Property colleagues plan ahead, make well-evidenced commercial decisions and secure value from suppliers, while managing delivery, compliance and supply‑chain risk.

We're looking for someone who combines commercial insight with the values and behaviours of the Aster Way.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in category management, procurement, or a related commercial role; property or construction experience would be beneficial
• Sound commercial judgement, with a focus on whole-life value, customer outcomes and responsible use of budgets.
• Strong relationship‑building skills: someone who listens, understands different perspectives and can influence and challenge constructively.
• Experience of contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to simplify complexity and find smarter ways of working.
• Experience of contract management, supplier relationship management and working collaboratively across professional boundaries.
• Personal ownership, clear communication and confidence in managing competing priorities while following through on commitments.
• Knowledge of UK public sector procurement regulations (desirable).
• A professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, or a commitment to working towards one (desirable).

You’ll be approachable, proactive and collaborative, building trust through fairness, respect and integrity. You'll own your decisions, share expertise openly and help colleagues make informed commercial choices. You'll be comfortable challenging established approaches, while remaining practical, solution focused and committed to achieving more together.

If you're looking for a role where you can support a major investment programme, build strong partnerships and make a meaningful impact for our customers and communities, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a hybrid role, enabling you to base…