Purchasing Specialist

7 days ago


England, United Kingdom Crescent Purchasing Consortium Full time €43,000

Are you looking for a Great Place to Work in Procurement where you can make a real difference? We have an exciting position open for an experienced Procurement Specialist to join our growing organisation. Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium, owned and run by the education sector. CPC produce compliant purchasing frameworks and provide specialist advice on spending practices and value for money.
We actively support organisations with a combined non-pay spend of £350m, which means that our team have a vast amount of experience procuring a wide range of goods and services. Owned by the education sector, and run for the education sector, it’s our team and our heritage that has earned us our reputation for excellence.

This role sites within CPC Consultancy On Demand team which currently consists of 9 procurement professionals that provide procurement and tendering services throughout the entirety of the UK.
CPC Consultancy On Demand Team provide a flexible solution to our clients and are able to provide a bespoke procurement solution to fulfil the needs of each individual client. The service draws on considerable experience in procurement, tendering, reviewing, benchmarking and contract management knowledge throughout the business to ensure our clients are compliant but also see the value in an effective procurement solution.
Reporting to the Procurement Manager you will be expected to manage multiple procurement projects at any one time, tendering a wide array of goods and services via a variety of routes to market. Our role is to ensure compliancy against PCR2015 & Procurement Act 2023 whilst delivering a first-class service to our clients.

We provide competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career development. We are looking for someone who has extensive procurement experience within the public sector or the education sector and knowledge of public sector procurement legislation. The ideal candidate will be able to conduct a variety of tenders including (but not limited to) Cleaning, Catering, M&E, Security, IT Services, Grounds Maintenance, MIS, Payroll, Student Transport, MFD’s, Building works and Refurbishment projects, primarily across the education sector but also across the wider public and private sector. If you are a skilled and experienced procurement professional with the ability to deliver all aspects of this role, then we would love to hear from you

Salary up to £43,000 FTE per annum depending on experience.
~ Yearly discretionary bonuses following successful probation.
~ Remote working – this role is predominantly remote working but does require occasional travel nationwide.
~ Access to a local government pension scheme which includes death-in-service and ill health.
~ Opportunities to develop through our inhouse development programmes and through external learning with full support given to achieve MCIPS.
~38 days holiday (including a week for Christmas holiday closure and bank holidays).
~ Time off for volunteering opportunities.
~ Enhanced leave packages such as paid sickness, carers leave, bereavement and compassionate leave and maternity pay.
~ Support for wellbeing with access to 8 mental health first aiders and the opportunity to join an Employee Assistance Programme.
~ The chance to get involved in a number of working groups, such as Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability.
~ The opportunity to join our Women's, Men's and Carer's employee support networks which provide safe spaces for colleagues to share their experiences.
~ Social and employee events throughout summer and at Christmas.
~ Has a programme of ‘giving back’ to the communities in which it is based and which it supports.
~ Travel expenses paid and free parking.


Deadline to apply is 31st January 2025. CPC is an Equal Opportunities Employer and committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at every level.



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