Why work for Procure Plus?
As a company we are proud of our culture and with over 95% retention of employees it’s clear to see why working with us has been described as “people-focused”, “spirited”, “creative”, “passionate”, “proud”, “respectful” and “supportive”.
Now for the science of what we do
We are a commercial, not for profit company that specialises in the procurement of goods and services related to the repair and maintenance of a wide range of social housing requirements.
The savings we create through our group procurement processes enable us to make a big difference to the people living in those communities, mainly through jobs and training.
This is achieved by working in partnership with contractors and local community groups in order to create meaningful, well paid employment and training opportunities.
Our passion lies in innovating solutions to stay ahead of market demand, ensuring value, transparency and quality. With ever evolving systems to support innovation and keep pace with an ever-changing market.
We are from and for housing, so understand the challenges social housing providers face and are here to support them, sharing best practice and information at every stage. With our dedication and expertise, we make a real difference to our communities, one project and individual at a time.
Working at Procure Plus: Your benefits
Holidays
All full-time employees are entitled to 33 days holidays (incl. 8 bank holidays) ‐ rising to 36 days (incl. 8 bank holidays) with 3 years and 38 days (incl. 8 bank holidays) with 5 years’ service. You will also have the opportunity to buy leave or sell up to 5 days leave annually. Additionally, our maternity and paternity leave benefits are above the statutory minimum to offer our employees the best support possible when starting or expanding your family.
Time off for volunteering
Our company continuously seeks to create value for our communities and offers support and funding for many regeneration initiatives in the North West. To ensure that our employees can relate to our corporate social responsibility, we will encourage you to visit regeneration sites that we have supported. At the discretion of the company and where possible, you are also given time off for volunteering activities.
Healthcare
The health and wellbeing of our employees is extremely important to us. Therefore, employees are offered the opportunity to join a corporate healthcare cash plan, which will cover costs for various treatments, such as dental, optical, therapy treatments, health screening, 24 hour counselling and access to an employee assistance advice line.
Pension
Eligible employees have the opportunity to join our group personal pension scheme to which we offer matched contributions of up to 7% of your salary. The pension contributions are based on a salary sacrifice route to reduce your national insurance contributions. You will also be registered on our life assurance scheme of up to three times your salary once you join the group personal pension.
Season ticket loan
We appreciate that some of our employees rely on public transport to get to work and travel tickets can be quite costly. Therefore, we offer our employees a loan to purchase an annual season ticket. This way, employees can benefit from discounted travel tickets and repay the loan over an agreed period of time.
Computing scheme
We offer our employees access to a wide range of the latest IT equipment including highly desirable Apple products for their personal use. The cost is simply deducted monthly from the salary via a convenient salary sacrifice agreement benefitting from national insurance savings.
Training and development
We recognise our success is built on the efforts of our people and we are committed to substantial investment in the training and development of our entire team. We’ll support you to reach your full potential and achieve your career goals.
Cycle scheme
Eligible employees can purchase bicycles through our cycle to work scheme which is also operated through salary sacrifice to offer employees tax and national insurance savings. You can choose a bicycle, we will pay for it and deduct the cost from your gross salary on a monthly basis.
Financial Education
We think it’s important that our employees have the skills and knowledge needed to help them deal with financial challenges such as understanding how their pension works, retirement planning, mortgages and sometimes dealing with debt, as such we provide educational sessions and telephone support delivered via a confidential third party service.
Office facilities
Our employees are our greatest assets and we take their wellbeing very seriously. We offer high-spec office facilities with bigger than average desk space, latest technology and ergonomic chair, as well as a range of free refreshments. Employees who drive to work also benefit from free parking.
Flexible working
Depending on the nature of the role, employees may be eligible to work flexible times and occasionally work from home if necessary.
Why work for us?
Learning Lunches
Every 4-6 weeks we run working lunches in our offices in Trafford, these lunches can be attended in person or remotely. We cover a wide range of topics which include business updates on projects we’re currently delivering to speakers covers mental health awareness and menopause awareness. These are great opportunities for building your personal knowledge of both the business as well as other topics.
Activities and Culture Team
Just as the name suggests we have a team of people made up from all the departments who make up the Activities and Culture Team (ACT). Each year the ACT team takes suggestions on a variety of activities from anyone who would like to nominate an activity. Past activities have included Velodrome Cycling Sessions, Theatre Nights out, Painting classes, Hot Yoga classes the list goes on.
The suggestions are then short listed depending on how many people would like to participate and the ACT team then organises the event, usually the cost of the main activity is covered by the business. It’s a great way to experience something new and to get to know colleagues form across the business in a more social setting.
Why Don’t We?
We have created a ‘Why don’t we?’ ethos encouraging our employees to contribute to the direction of the business culture and bringing ideas forward to improve us as a company. We have a designated committee that will review all ideas that have been received and consider each suggestion keeping in mind the main business objectives.
As part of this, we developed a bespoke team away day, where all employees took part in an art training to strengthen team work and bring the team closer together. The final art piece is now displayed in our offices.
Climate Survey
“Inspiring, exemplar, inclusive, caring, brilliant and supportive” are just some of the words that staff have used in our latest report looking at what it feels like to work for Procure Plus.
We recently appointed market research specialists Alchemy Research and The Edge to talk to staff across the company and find out what they think about working here. The results are in, with consistent and positive feedback from across the business.
The findings from the surveys include:
- Employees feel the business adapted well to the tough challenges of COVID-19.
- Employees are encouraged to develop and grow with good training opportunities.
- Procure Plus offers a wide-ranging benefits package and hard work is rewarded.
- Colleagues recognise teamworking as a fundamental cornerstone of the business.
- Procure Plus regularly communicates with staff in ways that are valuable, effective, and enjoyable.
82% of staff responded to an on-line questionnaire which was followed by in-depth interviews with a cross-section of staff.
Chief Executive Mike Brogan said: “We are immensely proud of our culture at Procure Plus. We work together as one big team to deliver more and make a positive difference. Receiving this feedback is due recognition that Procure Plus is investing in the wellbeing and future of our employees, helping us recruit and retain the best people and making Procure Plus a wonderful place to work.”
