Procurement Manager

5 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom JSS Search Full time £55,000 - £60,000 per year

JSS is currently recruiting an IT Category Manager position for a public sector organisation in the West Midlands area.

This is a critical role, taking ownership of the key technology spend area within the business.

The role:

  • Lead the procurement process for IT related, highly complex, business critical and above threshold goods and services, within a publicly regulated environment, managing all risk, legislative and regulatory requirements
  • Implements procurement procedures in keeping with the organisation's Procurement strategy and Procurement Policy and processes
  • Working to a governance framework and other procurement regulations as required.
  • Supports development of appropriate IT procurement strategies that support value for money objectives e.g. supplier consolidation.
  • Develops and maintains a plan of all IT procurement activity to meet business needs and advises on resource needs and options.
  • Co-ordinates production of invitation to tender documents, instructions, evaluation scorecards and reports.
  • Partners with key stakeholders across the business to understand key requirements/Customer profiles for their business units seeking products to best match these criteria.
  • Facilitates development of the organisation's relationship with existing and potential IT suppliers through strategic supplier relationship management.
  • Works closely with legal and procurement teams to ensure adherence to contracted terms and conditions to maintain a high level of commerciality and relationship with key suppliers.
  • Proactively engages key suppliers to help strengthen and improve their performance and provide transparency to help alleviate current or future service issues including ensuring non-conformances are managed and addressed in a timely manner.
  • Identify and drive forward opportunities to develop and deliver cost-savings, business, and value-added opportunities within the organisation.
  • Ensure IT suppliers continue to deliver best value by actively benchmarking against identified and approved comparators; and negotiating any contract changes.

Your profile:

  • IT Category Management & Category Strategy Development
  • Demonstrable experience in running tenders and leading complex IT procurement competitions;
  • Demonstrable experience in leading commercial negotiations
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Commercial risk management
  • Contract management
  • Project management
  • Experience of delivering tenders under public regulations (PA23, PCR or UCR)
  • CIPS Qualified

What's on offer?

  • £55,000-60,000 salary
  • Highly competitive benefits package
  • Hybrid working

Please apply below or reach out to me directly

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