Strategic Procurement Expert

4 weeks ago


Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom Croydon Council Full time
Job Description

Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist

£50,031 - £52,116

Hybrid Working (1 day a week in the office)

Croydon Council is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a strategic procurement service, focusing on the council's critical procurements.

The Role

As a Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for:

  • Designing and delivering procurement solutions that provide cashable savings and process efficiencies for the organisation.
  • Providing commercial input into the development of medium to higher risk/complex business cases.
  • Leading the end-to-end tender process for assigned procurements, ensuring full compliance to standards and practices for tendering.
  • Supporting the promotion of the compliant use of procurement and purchasing (P2P) processes & systems.
  • Making recommendations based on early engagement with suppliers, stakeholders and using lessons learned from other relevant contracts.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you will ideally be working towards your MCIPS qualification and have up-to-date knowledge of current and prospective public procurement legislation.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive staff development and training programs.
  • Progression opportunities and a clear career path.
  • Mentorship and support from experienced team members.
  • An innovative work environment that embraces new ideas and approaches to procurement.

Croydon Council is committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are a Disability Confident Employer.



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