Head of Procurement – Property & Investment - 7529

Title: Head of Procurement – Property &Investment

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £76,034 per annum to £84,208 per annum (London weighted salary) or£66,380 per annum to £74,105 per annum (Regional salary), dependant onexperience. *Plus Essential Car UserAllowance £1,300

Grade: 12

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 20th February 2026 at 11pm

Interview Dates: To be confirmed. There will be a two stage process. 1st stage via MS Teams and 2ndstage face to face at our Stratford office.

Role Profile - Head of Procurement & Investment.pdf

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.

Join our Commercial Procurement Team at L&Q:

Ready to shape a £900m supply chain? Join us as Head of Procurement – Property & Investment, a pivotal leadership role driving procurement excellence across one of the UK’s most ambitious property portfolios. This is your chance to lead a high-performing team, influence strategic buying decisions, and deliver real value across Property & Investment and Customer Services.

We’re looking for a commercially astute leader to embed and execute our Group Supply Chain framework, ensuring compliance, innovation, and continuous improvement. Your expertise will directly impact how we deliver landlord services, asset management, and development outcomes.

This role reports to the Commercial Director and sits within the Property & Investment directorate, working closely with our central Supply Chain ‘hub’ and Technology ‘spoke’ teams. If you’re passionate about procurement transformation, category management, and enabling teams to thrive—this is your opportunity to lead at scale.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

• Lead and manage the Procurement & Buying team within Property & Investment, ensuring high performance and alignment with the Group Supply Chain framework.

• Execute procurement strategies that support landlord services, asset management, and development, with a focus on value for money and compliance.

• Drive category management and supply chain optimisation to meet operational and financial goals.

• Ensure governance and risk management, maintaining compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal standards.

Your key relationships:

• Reports to: Commercial Director.

• Works closely with:

• The Supply Chain ‘hub’ (central team) and Technology ‘spoke’.

• Operations teams in Property & Investment and Customer Services.

• External suppliers to negotiate and manage contracts.

• Collaborates with: Corporate Services and other internal stakeholders to align procurement with strategic objectives.

Your key targets:

• Delivers procurement outcomes that support a £900m annual buying pipeline.

• Improves supply chain performance through data-driven insights and continuous improvement.

• Supports financial efficiency by embedding category management and optimising supplier relationships.

• Enables compliance and assurance, contributing to robust governance and risk mitigation across the department.

What you'll bring:

Qualifications:

• Essential

• Professional certification in procurement or supply chain management (e.g. CIPS or equivalent).

• Advanced Practitioner status for the Procurement Act 2023.

Relevant Work Experience:

• Essential:

• Substantial experience in procurement, supply chain management, or buying, particularly in operational delivery.

• Strong background in public sector procurement, including compliance with relevant regulations.

• Proven experience in contract and supplier relationship management.

• Demonstrated commercial and financial acumen in managing large-scale procurement pipelines.

• Desirable:

• Experience in the social housing sector.

• Familiarity with procurement technologies and systems.

Key Skills:

• Strategic thinking and category management expertise.

• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.

• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Ability to drive value for money, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Skilled in risk management, data analysis, and performance reporting.

A Recruitment Advocate will join this recruitment process as a panel member. This is part of an internal scheme supporting our recruitment process to be fair, transparent and consistent.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

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 and behavioural framework, which outlines 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. Fine out more here.

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.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.

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