Procurement Manager

3 weeks ago

Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom UK Research and Innovation Full time
Procurement Manager Opportunity at UK Research and Innovation

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is seeking a skilled Procurement Manager to join our Commercial team. As a Procurement Manager, you will play a crucial role in delivering first-class procurement services to the organisation.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team and be involved in a wide variety of projects ranging from Research & Development, Scientific Facilities, Construction, and various other Scientific Disciplines. You will have the opportunity to shape commercial strategy, develop your own skills & experience, and contribute to projects that may have wide-ranging positive impacts for all.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a highly varied mix of stakeholders and confidence & professional credibility are vital to ensure your presence and involvement is positively felt throughout the procurement lifecycle.
  • Experience of procuring goods or services in a regulated environment, managing your own procurement projects from market engagement through to contract award, and contract management.
  • Ability to review and recommend the most appropriate procurement strategy and to provide leadership on the creation of clear and relevant tender evaluation models, alongside the ability to produce high-quality procurement/tender documentation.
  • Good commercial awareness, ability to interpret and review procurement terms and conditions and provide expert advice on implications of non-standard terms, and experience and knowledge of public procurement including PCR regulations and related processes.
  • Ability to explain technical procurement procedures and provide training and advice to a wide audience, experience in a procurement role in a technical organisation, and to provide expertise and ability to undertake a range of medium value complex procurements including sourcing and contracting.
  • Support end users with, and during, their procurement requirements, provision of expert advice on all aspects of regulations and controls and representing UKRI's risk appetite in procurement decisions, and to keep local end users up-to-date with best practice in procurement.
  • Act as initial contact and escalation route to the Commercial Business Partner, support the development of local procurement and contract management skill, and undertake multiple procurement sourcing/contracting actions as required using the most appropriate route to market to deliver best value and compliance.
  • Provide expert procurement advice to local end-users including when procurement should be directed to the shared service centre, provide direction on local procurement issues as they arise, making decisions that will lead to added value for UKRI, and involvement in local commercial assurance, planning and in-house Contract Management.
  • Confidently use relevant procurement systems to enable effective sourcing and contract management to deliver value for UKRI, build collaborative relationships with local stakeholders, acting as initial escalation point for key decision making and medium value contract sign-off, and use tools/techniques to assess relevant supply market, risks, level of competition, trends and new opportunities to inform market understanding.
  • Use MI and datasets to facilitate local commercial decision making and planning, maintain up to date project case folders for performance management and audit purposes, and act as a role model of commercial professionalism within area of responsibility.
What We Offer

UK Research and Innovation offers a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes:

  • 30 days' annual leave plus 10 days' bank holiday
  • Flexible working hours
  • Exceptional defined benefit pension scheme
  • An additional allowance of £2,500
  • Access to childcare vouchers, employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
How to Apply

Online applications only preferred for this role. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the 'experience' section of the application.

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