Procurement Manager

20 hours ago


Derby, United Kingdom Grafton Recruitment Full time

Job Title: Transactional Procurement Manager
Location: Hybrid role, will be required to come to the office at least one/two days a month which is based at Cardinal Square, Derby DE1

**Salary**: £33,091 - £41,659 per annum dependant on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Length of the contract: Permanent
Grafton Recruitment are now seeking to appoint a Transactional Procurement Manager to our public sector client based in Derby. The Transactional Procurement Manager will deliver a strategic procurement service for both internal and external customers and contributessignificantly to the delivery of allocated procurement projects within key markets, ensuring contract compliance, sustainable cost improvements, and a range of benefits across the region.
**Duties of the Transactional Procurement Manager**
- Use procurement knowledge and expertise to produce and implement procurement strategies for assigned customers and product/service areas.
- Project manage and co-ordinate all activities, agencies, suppliers and personnel to successfully undertake a number of strategic and tactical sourcing projects, from initial scoping through to contract award.
- Gather and analyse comprehensive data on products and suppliers to support portfolio and category analysis.
- Manage high value strategic sourcing projects for both internal and external customers.
- Establish the immediate and future procurement requirements of customer organisations and produce strategies and solutions to these.
- Manage procurement exercises on behalf of customers in compliance with European Procurement Legislation, utilising where appropriate National Framework Agreements.
- Identification and management of risk throughout the procurement process.
- Maintain a variety of electronic systems to support the procurement process and monitoring of customer benefits.
- Produce management reports to satisfy internal and external requirements.
- Take part in surveys, audits and research to support category management and procurement activities.
- Establish the immediate and future procurement requirements of the customer.
- Use highly developed persuasion and influencing skills to engage with and influence key stakeholders at all levels within stakeholder organisations in order to facilitate participation in identified procurement activity.
- Recognise the need to engage stakeholders in discussions about proposed changes and explains the reasons and benefits.

**Experience Required**
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Significant Senior Procurement experience, including managing tender processes.
- Knowledge of procurement IT systems.
- Exposure to public sector procurement is desirable.
- Experience of managing relationships with suppliers and customers.
- Experience of project managing complex projects from initial planning to contract award.
- Experience of managing change.
- Category knowledge of market areas related to specific work categories, including where applicable manufacturing and product knowledge and supply chain.
- Knowledge of EU Procurement Directives.
- Knowledge of Commercial and Contract Law.
- Knowledge of risk management processes.
- Knowledge of the CIPS Supply Code of Ethics.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel to an advanced level to produce graphs; mathematical and logical formulas.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong persuasion and influencing skills.
- Ability to produce and implement procurement strategies.
- Ability to manage and coordinate large and complex projects involving multiple personnel from different organisations.
- Ability to deliver projects to target (timescales and financial) and manage in a collaborative, inclusive and focused leadership style.
- Ability to manage multiple contracts to ensure best value for money and high service levels.
- Ability to analyse and evaluate data and make recommendations on the best value options for procurement and supply.
- Ability to lead and implement change in a challenging environment.
- Ability to plan and deliver presentations to large groups including explaining complex and/or contentious issues.
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and the workload of support staff.
- Meets tight deadlines in a fast -paced dynamic environment with high levels of performance.
- Ability to travel to meetings and customer sites on a regular basis including travel to locations outside of the East of England.

Hiring Contact: Chloe Peasgood
Agency: Grafton Recruitment
If you would like any further information about any vacancies before applying, please feel free to contact



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