Benefits

• £21k, to £23k at 6 months, to £25k at 12 months
• All colleagues are included in our bonus scheme where you can earn 10% annual bonus
• Flexible working hours and agile working between the office and home
• 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Company Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• 1 Day to give back to local communities each year
• Company sick pay
• Option to join our Health Cash Plan scheme
• Death in Service benefit

We have an opportunity for a Sourcing Specialist to join our rapidly growing business based in the North-East, making it a great time for you to join the family. The Sourcing Specialist will be working in a collaborative and forward-thinking team environment, every day is different as you deal with a wide range of projects and customers. Social Value is at the heart of the business, we not only seek to deliver high outcomes, but we aim to do it in a way that benefits the community as well for example:

• 80% of our suppliers have SME status
• We’ve created £54m worth of social value through local spend
• We’ve awarded close to £200m of projects to local suppliers…

About the role…

Reporting to the Sourcing Team Leader, you will:

• Talk to your customers to understand their needs, then identify and recommend suitable suppliers for projects.
• Issuing of all contractual documents through our eSourcing platform.
• Provide excellent customer service and support to our customers in the use of our eSourcing platform.
• You will be working as a part of a collaborative customer facing team, reflecting our ‘One Bloom’ mentality.

About you…

We’re looking for motivated people to join the team who have:

• An aptitude for great customer care.
• Business administration, and data processing skills.
• Someone who can take ownership of multiple projects as well as managing their time effectively.

Bloom offers a dynamic supply chain providing the public sector with a marketplace to buy and manage services. We ensure delivery of quality outcomes from our pre-approved and ever-growing network of suppliers and consultants. Our fully compliant open access marketplace is outcomes based meaning the public sector only pays for what is delivered. We provide an OJEU compliant managed procurement service covering specification development, supplier identification & onboarding, full contract management, and lessons learned upon successful delivery of outcomes.

We make it easier for public sector buyers to deliver on their social value goals through our marketplace and believe in the need to demonstrate innovation and showcase the skills of the SME community including social value that can be generated through every project.

It is our mission to deliver operational excellence and an outstanding customer experience for our growing community of buyers and suppliers with a vision to provide the world with a marketplace that delivers innovation, insight and value for everyone. Having grown significantly over the last 3 years from £29m to £200m, it really is a great time to join and be a part of the Bloom story.