Procurement Specialist

Position: Procurement Specialist

Salary: £40,000 - £43,000

Location: Remote-based - South West, South East or Home Counties - travel required

Sellick Partnership is delighted to be supporting a growing not-for-profit organisation in the recruitment of two Procurement Specialists, following increased demand for their procurement services across the education sector.

These roles are ideal for procurement professionals who already have solid experience and are looking to step into a more senior, influential position within an expanding and purpose-driven team.

The team operates on a nationwide basis, delivering a broad range of procurement services to education providers. They offer flexible and bespoke solutions, helping clients meet their tendering and procurement requirements while ensuring compliance and value for money.

Key responsibilities:

• Take prime responsibility for carrying out a variety of procurement activities for clients, and ensure that effective professional dialogue is maintained with the client in relation to the following activities:
• Research, analysis and reviewing of client non-pay expenditure
• Providing full procurement activity reports
• Identifying, delivering and securing savings across a wide range of categories
• Obtaining, compiling and keeping data up to date to inform clients of procurement activities
• Exploration of the client's current spend, with benchmarking and market testing activity to consider alternative suppliers, and where appropriate draft reports recommending changes to achieve savings
• Review of the client's current written procurement procedures and regulations
• Drafting policy and procedure notes in relation to procurement and value for money
• Prepare all necessary paperwork for tenders and requests for quotation, including realistic timetables that comply with the Procurement Act 2023
• Project manage all procurement activities against agreed timetables, alerting the Procurement Manager, Head of Service and client of any potential difficulties or delays
• Keeping records of savings performance vs. targets
• Ensuring that the client's workplan and contract data is kept current and up to date
• Drafting monthly and termly progress reports
• Arranging on-site information gathering visits and clarification presentations with suppliers and clients, and attending these events to facilitate the smooth running of the service

Requirements:

• Public sector procurement/purchasing experience
• Experience supporting end-to-end framework tenders
• Strong communication/stakeholder engagement skills
• CIPS qualification or studying - support available
• Ability to prioritise and plan own workload

The successful applicant will be based remotely, but will travel on a regular basis to meet clients within an agreed geographic region. This will be in the South East, South West or Home Counties region.

To apply, please submit your CV or contact Kathryn Evans or Rebecca Dawson in the Sellick Partnership Derby office for a confidential chat.

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