Purchasing Manager

YPP is an vibrant and rapidly expanding business, with its head office located in Leeds. With an ever\-growing property portfolio that stretches across England, we have successfully provided thousands of students and professionals with their luxury accommodation. If you have a strong desire to enhance your skills within a dynamic and diverse team, then YPP is the ideal place for you.

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Purchasing Manager with excellent negotiation, analytical and stakeholder\-management skills. As a key member of the team, you will work collaboratively across the Group to improve purchasing practices, strengthen supplier relationships and deliver measurable commercial value.

In return for our employees' hard work and dedication, we offer development opportunities and some great workplace benefits, including birthday leave, work anniversary vouchers, team events and much more.

The successful candidate will fully embrace our vision of *"Through creating vibrant communities, we will regenerate locations and actively contribute to the growth of local economies."* Furthermore, they will wholeheartedly embrace our mission *“We are passionate about delivering thriving, safe communities in exciting locations for all residents*”.

At YPP, we consistently uphold our core values and ensure that every interaction with our stakeholders reflects our commitment to ACHIEVE: Accountability, Clarity, Honesty, Inclusivity, Excellence, Value, and Empathy.

Join us as we continue to make a positive impact and create extraordinary experiences together.

Job title: Purchasing Manager

Location: Leeds LS2

Terms: Full\-time, Permanent

Salary Range: £45,000\-£55,000 depending on experience

About the role:

YPP is continuing to grow, and we are looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Purchasing Manager to establish and lead our new centralised purchasing function.

This is a hands\-on and influential role for someone who is passionate about achieving value, not simply processing purchase orders. You will enjoy researching markets, challenging costs, negotiating with suppliers and identifying smarter, more efficient ways for the business to purchase goods and services.

Working across the YPP Group, you will bring purchasing activity together into one central function and use our combined buying power to secure competitive pricing, build strong supplier relationships and improve control over expenditure.

Your main objective will be clear: to deliver measurable and sustainable savings across the Group while ensuring our teams receive the quality, service and support they need.

Key responsibilities include:

You will take ownership of day\-to\-day operational purchasing across YPP Group and work directly with Department Heads and Finance to:

• Research and benchmark suppliers and pricing.


• Negotiate better prices and commercial terms.


• Obtain and evaluate competitive quotations.


• Challenge existing supplier arrangements and price increases.


• Consolidate purchasing across departments and properties.


• Identify opportunities for bulk purchasing and preferred supplier agreements.


• Find alternative products and suppliers that deliver better value without compromising quality.


• Manage purchase requests through to order and delivery.


• Develop and maintain an approved supplier network.


• Monitor supplier performance, pricing and service levels.


• Review operational contracts and upcoming renewals.


• Identify unnecessary or duplicate expenditure.


• Work with departments to identify continuous cost\-saving opportunities.


• Track and report savings achieved.


• Provide monthly purchasing and savings reporting to management.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Commercially astute and focused on delivering value.


• Skilled in supplier and market research


• A confident negotiator.


• Analytical and logical.


• Naturally curious and willing to challenge existing ways of working.


• Comfortable comparing suppliers, products and commercial terms.


• Proactive and able to work independently.


• Organised and capable of managing multiple purchasing requirements.


• Confident working with Department Heads and senior stakeholders.


• Professional, collaborative and respectful in their approach.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in a purchasing, procurement or buying position.


• A proven track record of negotiating with suppliers and securing favourable commercial terms.


• Experience obtaining and evaluating competitive quotations.


• Strong Excel and data\-analysis skills.


• A good understanding of budgets, expenditure and commercial decision\-making.


• Experience managing multiple suppliers and purchasing categories.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• The ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across different departments.


• Experience within property, facilities management, student accommodation, hospitality or another multi\-site business would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is a newly created position within YPP Group, offering the successful candidate a genuine opportunity to shape and build our centralised purchasing function. You will be encouraged to challenge existing practices, introduce more effective ways of working and demonstrate your impact through measurable savings, improved controls and stronger supplier performance.

Pay: £45,000\.00\-£55,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events


• Company pension


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave


• On\-site gym


• Sick pay

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Previous purchasing, procurement or buying experience.: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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