Procurement Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom APUC Ltd Full time
{"title": "Procurement Project Manager", "description": "About APUC Ltd

APUC Ltd is the Centre of Procurement Expertise for, and owned jointly by, all of Scotland's Universities and Colleges. With collaboration, responsibility, and integrity at the heart of what we do, we're all about helping our member institutions achieve their objectives, whether you are putting together Framework Agreements, or working directly in one of our client institutions.

As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with a community of peers, and get together often to share knowledge and best practices throughout the year.

We currently employ around 85 people, most of whom are based within Colleges and Universities but with some based in our regional offices in Stirling (HQ), Glasgow and Edinburgh.

About Fife College

Your first post in this role will be at Fife College, which can be delivered remotely.

Fife College is one of the largest colleges in the higher and further education sector in Scotland with home to over 20,000 students and 1,000 staff.

About the Role

We are seeking an ambitious and keen procurement professional looking for the next step in their procurement career. This is a strategically important role for Fife College (FC).

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager for the East of Scotland (and with a customer service reporting line to the Deputy Principal within FC), the successful applicant will become a key part of FC's team and will enjoy a broad spread of commodity ownership, leading delivery of procurement services within FC. Due to FC's strong ethical ethos, a strong grounding in sustainable / responsible procurement practices / knowledge would be advantageous.

  • Establish & Maintain Procurement Strategy (statutory duty) and the annual Procurement Report (statutory duty).
  • Support directly employed (by FC) staff involved in procurement (if/as required).
  • Coordinate (not direct reporting line) a procurement network within FC of people involved in devolved operation procurement activity / procurement process gatekeeping.
  • Undertake appropriate spend analysis activity and manage tendering of institution wide specific supplies/services where either the Procurement Manager believes there to be significant benefit for FC or where proposed by FC senior management.
  • Undertake / oversee (as appropriate) Contract & Supplier management in partnership with stakeholders across FC.
  • Develop & Facilitate procurement processes based on the "Procurement Journey" and provide operational guidance for/to those involved in lower value procurement exercises below formal tender levels.
  • Enshrine robust and relevant sustainable procurement principles in the way that procurement at FC supply chain is managed, within the Framework of (currently) EU procurement directives, Scot-Gov, UK-Gov CE declarations and the sectors adherence to the Climate Commission targets.
  • Implement the Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct and the Scottish Government Sustainable Procurement Duty.
  • Plan and deliver FC focussed procurement awareness training.
  • Provide the key link between FC and the APUC collaborative procurement team and for facilitating the implementation of suitable framework agreements.
  • Represent FC on the sector-wide Procurement Strategy Group, and contribute to sector-wide joint initiatives in relation to procurement on behalf of FC.
  • Undertake a contract sweep and populate and manage ongoing the Hunter contract register, contract update tools etc.
  • In relation to aspects of procurement related law and procedures which may require judgement applied on risk, or fall into higher-risk present "grey" areas, they would provide an options appraisal for FC in order to make an informed judgement.
  • Significant EU & PRA procurement legislation experience.
  • Good level of commercial acumen.
  • Strong understanding of sustainability / responsible procurement issues.
Why Work for Us:
  • Full time hours are 35 hours per week on average and can be worked 5 x 7 hour days or you can compress your hours to work either 4.5 days per week, 9 days per fortnight (so a long weekend every 2 weeks) or 9.
  • We aim to provide a work life balance for colleagues and offer flexible work options for all including flexible start and end times and options to take longer or shorter lunches as preferred.
  • Your holiday entitlement is equivalent of 26 x 7 hour days and an additional 14 x 7 hour fixed and floating days to cover bank holidays and the festive break.
  • You will be automatically enrolled into our pension scheme and our Group Life Assurance which is based on your annual salary from day 1 of employment.
  • We offer enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental pay (subject to eligibility criteria).
  • Career development is important to us and all staff have regular performance reviews and there is a variety of funding options to enable staff to pursue professional and leadership qualifications, as well as other learning and development opportunities.
  • Cycle-to-work schemes are available with Cycle Solutions and Halfords (maximum value of £1,500).
  • Retail and gym membership discounts & offers with access to our mydiscounts portal.
  • Access to Scotwest Credit Union which offers a range of affordable loans, mortgages and savings accounts.
  • We have an Employee Wellbeing Policy and Annual Plan, a team of trained Mental Health First Aiders, and all of our people managers are trained in providing support for employees experiencing mental health issues."}

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