Apprentice Procurement Officer

Salary: £27,009 per annum or £24,545 per annum (Manchester Regional salary)

Contract Type: 2.5 year fixed term contract

Salary: £27,009 per annum or £24,545 per annum (Manchester Regional salary)

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford or Morden Road, CR4 4DA (office due to open later this year)

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

Working Pattern: Full Time, 35 hours per week Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Closing Date: 25th August 2026

Interview Dates: 7th or 8th September 2026 - Please note interviews will be in person and held at our Stratford Office

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

NB: To qualify for apprenticeship funding, the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status. This requires residency in the UK (or British Overseas Territories) for at least 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.

The L&Q Early Talent Programme has been designed to help you get the career you have always wanted. This role provides the opportunity to start a new career path with a values-led organisation that will support you to learn and develop throughout the programme and beyond.

Introduction:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Corporate Services Procurement function charged with delivering significant business benefits across L&Q. During a period of significant investment in new and existing properties Group Procurement manage a total spend in excess of £500m per annum.

Overview of the role:

We are looking for an ambitious candidate to join our busy and supportive Corporate Services procurement team to train as a Procurement Officer ultimately responsible for delivering a range of services and support to the CS procurement team and wider business stakeholders. This requires an efficient, high quality and a customer focused delivery.

Areas of responsibility will include, but are not exclusive to, leading small value procurement activities (RFQ’s), responsibility for keeping the central contracts register updated, ensuring compliance with both external and internal polices & regulations.

You will be engaged in a challenging role from day one and be accountable for your area of responsibility whilst being supported by your line manager to guide and develop skills where required.

Join our Corporate Services Procurement Team at L&Q:

This is a really exciting time to be joining our forward thinking proactive Corporate Services procurement team as we move forward in news ways of working.

Procurement Officer role is a very important role in the team and on most occasions you will be the first point of contact for our team with the rest of the business so you must be keen and able have excellent communications skills.

This role is essential as you will play a leading role in the majority of audit and compliance tasks and ensuring the Corporate Services spoke is complying with internal policies.

You will report to a Category Manager in the Tech & Corporate Services procurement team which is a very fast pace team as such there is lots to do and get involved in.

Your impact in the role:

• Management of the central contracts register, completing Request For Price (RFP) exercises, creating tender documentation, attending moderation meetings.

Key stakeholders Corporate Services Procurement team, Contract Management Team & Tech & Transformation team as well, as HR, Finance, Legal Services and many more.

You will be key to update the central Hub around compliance with internal policies and procedures working in partnership with senior members of the Corporate Services procurement team.

What you'll bring:

• A minimum of 3 GCSEs (Grade 4/C or above), including Maths and English
• Excellent communication skills, analytical skills and stakeholder management skills.
• Be able to understand and manage data when requested.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach and willingness to learn
• Commitment to delivering excellent customer service

Apprenticeship details: CIPS Level 4 Procurement and supply chain practitioner / Skills England

What you can expect:

Competitive salary and great company benefit package -

• 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.

Great breadth and variety of experiences through a structured apprenticeship or training programme.

You will have access to outstanding training offered internally.

You will be supported throughout the programme by an experienced line manager and mentor.

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 - click here to read more.

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.

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