Procurement Process and Policy Lead

5 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Full time

**About the role**:
We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Process and Policy Lead to join our procurement team here in Birmingham. Within this role you will be responsible for the development, operational management and compliance of the procurement processes and systems used in the firm including (but not limited to) Procure to Pay, Supplier On boarding and Contract Management ensuring that the use and business benefits of these processes and systems are maximised with a focus on an ongoing programme of development and benefits realisation. The Process and Policy Lead must effectively maintain, communicate and continuously improve the policies and processes, guiding procurement colleagues and internal stakeholders to adhere and drive these to the maximum value.

**_Known as the backbone of the firm, Operations is the central hub with a number of diverse teams who all have a keen focus on service delivery. _**

**About you**:
We are looking for someone who has significant relevant experience within a procurement role in a service-delivery focussed organisation demonstrating strong analytical skills and ability to develop policy and procedures for procurement processes. To this role you will bring strong project management and stakeholder management skills with proven experience of the management, operation and use of electronic procurement systems.

Within this role you will be responsible for the end to end procurement process and therefore it is vital you understand the use and development of flow charts. You will need to ensure excellent organisational, professionalism and communication skills as you will be focused on maintaining all policy and process documentation, ensuring that these process are understood by each of the business units along with ensuring that all the business units are also compliant with the process.

**Desirable Skillset**:

- MCIPS or a Degree in a relevant field such as Economics, Supply Management or Finance would be advantageous, but not essential. _

**What We Can Offer You**:
The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the top 10 best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 23 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

- A hybrid approach to office and remote working, with up to 50% remote working available.
- 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
- Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
- A generous pension allowance
- Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
- The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
- A range of health and wellbeing programmes
- State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
- Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

**Equal Opportunities**:
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

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