Procurement Officer

6 months ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Public Sector Resourcing Full time

**Procurement Officer (Inside IR35)**

**Contract Term: 6 Months**

**Contracting Authority: Network Rail**

**Location: Hybrid - Remote / Milton Keynes**

As a **Procurement Officer (Inside IR35) **your main key responsibilities would be to:

- Develop the Sourcing process for complex, medium to high spend goods or services, utilising, where relevant, commercial purpose-built models. Influencing annual spend in the range of £300m - £500m within an OJEU environment, managing all risk, legislative and regulatory requirements
- Working collaboratively with the Strategic Category Managers and relevant customers & stakeholders (at ‘Heads of’ level) to execute the Integrated Category Strategies through the development and delivery of a Sourcing pipeline
- Lead negotiator of significant savings and benefits, in collaboration with all relevant customers and stakeholders, approved by Finance and applied to budgets, where applicable
- Establish a collaborative way of working with all relevant customers and stakeholders that supports the successful transition of Sourcing led execution to Strategic Supplier Management
- Challenge demand and aggregation of requirements of customers and stakeholders to maximise overall value, whilst aligning to customers’ and stakeholders’ objectives and priorities
- Recognised for their Sourcing expertise, providing specialist Sourcing advice. Introduce innovation, expertise and ideas to deliver Sourcing led competitive advantage
- Conduct regular competitor and supplier market watch assessments in the delivery of the optimal Total Cost of Ownership
- Lead a team of Sourcing Specialists and/or Sourcing Managers and contribute to the development of the Sourcing team to maximise value for the organisation by supporting and providing guidance to peers and input into training requirements and fostering teamwork

**Essential**:

- **Running Procurement activity - End to End - ESSENTIAL**
- **Public Sector experience - ESSENTIAL**
- **Infrastructure and Property background - ESSENTIAL**
- **Experience of public and utility government regulations - ESSENTIAL**
- **Educated to a degree standard or equivalent and CIPS qualified (or equivalent professional body with chartered status) - ESSENTIAL**
- **Significant Sourcing experience with a demonstrable track record of savings delivery within an infrastructure or engineering environment - ESSENTIAL**
- **Line management experience - ESSENTIAL**
- **Solution driven, innovator, cost and value led -ESSENTIAL**
- **Proven level of negotiation and dispute resolution skill set - ESSENTIAL**
- **Experience with cross-functional collaborative working methods -ESSENTIAL**
- **Politically aware, with the ability to use direct and indirect influencing strategies -ESSENTIAL**
- **Demonstrable level of problem-solving experience and in large, complex organisations - ESSENTIAL**

**Desirable**
- **Detailed knowledge of the UK Rail Industry, including procurement processes in a reclassified environment - DESIRABLE**

**Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.**

**If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, PSR provides a ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of our PSR Sourcing team.**
- Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._

**Job Type**: Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Milton Keynes: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Procurement: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PSR1JP00071801


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