Procurement Manager
5 days ago
Futures Recruitment Services are seeking a Procurement Manager for the Housing department, our client is looking for experienced procurement professionals to deal with the full procurement lifecycle.
This role has the options for a highly flexible, hybrid way of working with the potential for being office based or remote working.
**Main Responsibilities for a Procurement Manager**:
- Lead the development, maintenance and implementation of category strategies, ensuring alignment to commissioning objectives
- Develop and implement innovative approaches and solutions in the delivery of complex projects to enhance levels of service and minimise costs.
- Collaborate with and exert influence on Directors, Senior Managers and Members.
- Manage suppliers to ensure they consistently achieve the performance standards set out in contracts and that adequate controls are in place to protect the Authority’s interests.
- Operate a continuous improvement approach to identify and deliver on-going changes whilst also leading the negotiation of commercial and contractual changes to ensure they consistently meet business requirements.
- Lead major projects and tenders, ensuring all sourcing activity fully complies with appropriate legislation and regulation whilst also complying with ECC policies.
- Work collaboratively with incumbent suppliers and potential new entrants to identify gaps in market provision and explore opportunities to close those gaps.
- Provide support and advice to stakeholders regarding any contractual or procurement matters.
- Ensure policies, procedures, documents and workflows are kept up-to-date and remain best in class.
**Skills & Knowledge for a Procurement Manager**:
- Educated to degree level with a relevant professional qualification such as MCIPS and or equivalent demonstrable work experience with evidence of continuing professional development.
- Knowledge of category management and experience of using this methodology in complex commercial environments to deliver significant cost or service improvements.
- Experience of delivering continuous improvements in large, strategic arrangements with evidence of generating significant cost and service benefits.
- Knowledge of contract law and legislation relevant to the specific category / categories within their control and its impact on market management, finance and contractual arrangements.
- Extensive knowledge of public sector procurement law with an ability to explain the law to non-procurement staff and find pragmatic solutions to potential legal difficulties.
- Comprehensive negotiating skills appropriate to multi million pound contracts and experience of planning and delivering successful negotiations.
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