Procurement Lead

Role: Procurement Lead

Location: Barnsley (2 days) / Home (hybrid)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 (DOE)

Sellick Partnership are supporting an Academy Trust exclusively to recruit a Procurement Lead to drive procurement strategy, compliance, and value for money across the Trust.

This is a strategic and hands-on role working closely with the CFO, school leaders, budget holders, and the central finance team to strengthen commercial governance and optimise procurement practice.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a Trust-wide procurement strategy aligned to strategic priorities

• Maintain and review Procurement Policy and Financial Regulations, ensuring compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook 2025

• Ensure all procurement activity achieves value for money, transparency, and effective competition

• Establish and monitor procurement thresholds, tendering procedures, and approval routes

• Ensure compliance with Public Contracts Regulations, subsidy control principles, and DfE guidance

• Maintain and oversee the Trust's contract register and procurement pipeline

• Support schools and central teams in achieving best value through sourcing, aggregation, and compliant frameworks

• Embed contract management and supplier performance monitoring across the Trust

• Support internal audit and scrutiny processes by ensuring documentation is complete and compliant

• Identify opportunities for collaborative purchasing, digital systems adoption, and efficiency improvements

Key requirements:

• Strong procurement experience, ideally in an education or public sector environment

• Knowledge of public procurement legislation, DfE guidance, and the Academy Trust Handbook

• Experience implementing procurement strategy and governance frameworks

• Confident stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Experience with contract management, supplier performance, and value-for-money initiatives

If you're interested, please get in touch with Jack Rice at Sellick Partnership for more information.

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