Procurement Lead

3 weeks ago


Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom hireful Full time

About the role and what we're looking for


The hireful council is looking for a Procurement Lead to act as the procurement expert/lead across a wide range of procurement activity for the councils.


The Procurement function is responsible for circa GBP £75 million non-pay expenditure across the councils and will influence the medium to long term financial strategy through procurement of supplies and services.


Main duties and responsibilities
  • Responsible for development of the councils' procurement strategy in line with strategic objectives using own detailed knowledge.
  • Providing procurement direction, advice, and support to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, defining the best approach.
  • Provide specialist, strategic procurement advice to support and/or lead major projects, including supporting market engagement activities, interpretation of technical specifications, management of stakeholders, management of the various types of tenders.
  • Responsible for compliance checks of procurement documentation, publishing, and management of procurement opportunities through the councils' e-procurement system (Pro-contract).
  • In liaison with Legal colleagues advise on contract queries and issue contracts up to £75,000 through DocuSign.
  • Ownership of the end-to-end procurement operating model and will be responsible for training staff.
  • Establish collaborative partnerships with other local authority procurement operations.

About you
Your essential skills, knowledge, and experience
  • A minimum of five years procurement experience, managing complex procurements and problem solving, you will be decisive, focused on priorities and results driven.
  • Expert understanding of UK procurement legislation.
  • Public Sector procurement.
  • Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
  • Excellent commercial acumen and experience.
  • Experience of local authority financial management and cost control systems.
  • Problem solving, finding creative, workable, and timely solutions.
  • Experience of developing user training manuals and guides.
  • Project management experience.
  • A member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Minimum Level 6).
  • Experience of delivering a programme of training people with differing levels of experience.

Your style and behaviours
  • Able to take responsibility and be accountable for own actions regarding procurement activities for the councils.
  • Positive "can do" attitude, flexible with an ability to use initiative and provide solutions.

The benefits we offer
  • A basic 25-day annual leave per annum, rising to 30 days after five years. You also have all the bank holidays to look forward to and time off between Christmas and New Year.
  • Flexible working and annualised hours – a flexible approach to work that our employees love
  • A generous career average pension scheme which includes life insurance of three times your salary.
  • The opportunity to purchase a bike through Cyclescheme.
  • We give you two days per year to volunteer within the local community.

As a hireful employee, you will have the opportunity to work in a flexible and truly hybrid way, with a focus on outcomes not where you work.


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