Position: Procurement Specialist

Employer: Constellia

Location: Newcastle OR Sunderland – Constellia works with our partners, post training, on a hybrid model, 3 days a week in our office.  

Salary: £35,000 per annum + benefits package

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Established in 2007, Constellia is one of Britain’s fastest-growing private companies (ranked in Sunday Times 100 2024, 2025 and 2026), and a leading Neutral Vendor Managed Service Provider in the UK. As a newly established Employee-Owned Trust (EOT), Constellia have big plans to continue their growth, hence the need to recruit additional procurement professionals into their business.

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Constellia manage over £400 million of spend across 200+ public and private sector organisations and are the UK’s only Neutral Vendor to enable public sector and utility clients’ access to the procurement of Goods, Works, Services and Technology. Constellia have a diverse and dynamic marketplace enlists over 3,000 pre-approved suppliers, providing clients access to 400+ subcategories of spend.

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Constellia act as a Neutral Vendor, operating as a conduit between contracting authorities and prequalified suppliers, providing a fast and compliant marketing route via Neutral Vendor Frameworks.

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If you are commercially minded, customer focused and able to run a competitive procurement process whilst working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment please do get in touch with Luis Covell to discuss – 07584 353 015 / 0113 212 4615 / luis.covell@castlefieldrecruitment.com

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Responsibilities

• Support clients with their procurement and sourcing requirements

• Manage the full end to end procurement process

• Research and identify high quality service providers

• Act as a key point of contact for clients and suppliers, including on site engagement where needed

• Train and support client stakeholders in developing fit for purpose Statements of Work

• Ensure successful project delivery and outcomes

• Conduct spend analysis and present MI as part of service reviews

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Technical Requirements

• Experience within either the Private or Public sector, running compliant procurements following governance processes

• First class IT skills

• Proven customer, client and stakeholder relationship management

• Effective project management abilities

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Personal Specification

• Passionate about growing a career within procurement services

• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)

• Great relationship builder (both internally and externally)

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• A positive and ‘can do attitude’

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Benefits

• Study support towards achieving MCIPS status

• BUPA Healthcare plan, available from day one

• NEST pension scheme, available from day one

• Buy Annual Leave Scheme (post 6 months probationary period)

• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave arrangements

• Paid volunteer time

• Employee Referral Bonus Scheme

• Company events

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Constellia are working in partnership with Castlefield Recruitment to source this position.

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For further information on applying, contacts for an informal discussion or access to the candidate pack please follow the link below:

https://www.microsite-castlefieldrecruitment.com/constellia/

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Please note that direct approaches and speculative CV's will be directed to Castlefield Recruitment to be included in the recruitment process.

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