Procurement Assistant £16,272 pa - 21 hours About the Role The Procurement Assistant will assist the Procurement and Asset Management Team in obtaining cost effective procurement of supplies and services, managing contractor performance and monitoring of servicing programmes and service levels and helping to produce/update Policies and Procedures in the department as required. The successful candidate responsibilities: To administer and deal with all Gas/Electricity/Council Tax/Water Bills that Hightown are responsible for and are settled and that all queries are resolved in a timely manner. To communicate effectively with the relevant Utility Providers and Debt Collection Agencies to resolve any queries swiftly and effectively. To update the relevant in-house software with this information. To purchase the replacement of office stationery and supplies through our designated suppliers. Raise orders and pay invoices relating to office supplies. Manage the facilities inbox which receives emails from our External & Internal stakeholders. To update our Housing Management system with components and utility information and to use the system to resolve queries and raise ad hoc orders as instructed. To assist in the inputting of data and processing of information on new properties. To cover the following areas as and when required:- Reception (Rota’d Cover) About Us Hightown is a charitable housing association transforming thousands of lives every year. We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people. We have high ambitions, a principled approach and a dependable, flexible team that delivers. We currently manage over 8,000 homes and employ over 1000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £120 million and a development programme that will deliver around 500 new affordable homes each year. The Benefits We offer a range of benefits which include: Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service £16,272 pa for a 21 hour a week contract Regular support from your line manager and colleagues Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance (Dependant on start date and contract length) Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary Annual salary and cost of living review Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us Friendly and supportive team environment Employee assistance helpline Mileage paid for car usage Well-equipped on-site gym Closing date: Sunday 28th July 2024 Interview date: Thursday 8th August 2024 We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer. To stay safe in your job search we recommend that you visit SAFERjobs, a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation working to combat job scams. Visit the SAFERjobs website for information on common scams and to get free, expert advice for a safer job search.