Job overview

Role: Procurement Manager

Location: East Midlands - hybrid working

Type: Permanent

Salary: £41,050-45,021 d.o.e

Procurement Manager required to join a creative, innovative and ambitious organisation based within the East Midlands. My client is looking for an enthusiastic individual who has heaps of Public Sector Procurement experience, who can hit the ground running with leading procurements for the organisation.

As a Procurement Manager you will be required to:

• Provide strategic procurement advice and support on all large programmes and projects; over £100K up to £100s million in value
• Provide strategic guidance to senior officers up to and including Directors in
• delivering service objectives by procuring value for money contract
• Ensure that all procurement activity is compliant with UK legislation and case

law, best practice and delivers on the organisation priorities

• Influence the design of contract specifications and evaluation criteria in order

to deliver service outcomes and a reduction in cost, whilst mitigating risk to

business continuity

• Reflect the policy and strategy of Procurement Board in their support and

advice to officers in developing the most appropriate procurement strategy and

reflecting this within tender documents and the relevant Committee reports

• Develop and implement robust relationships with service areas, to identify future

procurement needs and allow adequate time for delivery

• Lead on and be accountable for advice on all aspects of procurement strategy

reflecting the policies of the Organisation

• Manage procurement projects to ensure that best practise is used to maximise

opportunities for efficiencies and service improvement

Required skills and experience of the Procurement Manager:

• Degree and/or holds or studying for full Professional Membership of the Chartered

Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS)

• Extensive Public Sector Procurement experience

If you believe you have the necessary skills, ambition and experience for the Finance Officer role, please apply now, or contact Jessi Pabla at Sellick Partnership. With the department workload increasing due to success of the organisation, my client is looking for a relatively quick appointment.

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