Procurement Manager

Do you want fulfilling and rewarding work with a Charity who positively change lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager who will take charge of our procurement strategy and policy, ensure value for money from suppliers and work withbudget holders across the charity to ensure best practice is adhered to.
We're looking for someone with a track record of delivering procurement outcomes, who can manage projects, analyse issues, create solutions, and implement them. The successful applicant will have excellent relationship building, negotiation and influencingskills.
**Where you'll work**:
This will be a hybrid role, working both from home and our Leeds office, with a current requirement to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per month. In this role we would look for flexibility in areas of working at times; along with some travel, with overnightstays, to suit FCC requirements.
**What you'll be doing**:

- Establishing a procurement strategy to with a focus on value for money, social value, consistency and reflecting Charity priorities across its varied stakeholders
- Supporting the development and improvement of a comprehensive procurement policy and processes on behalf of the Charity
- Leading supplier negotiations and tenders
- Implementing effective supplier management techniques
- Carrying out the ongoing review of annual spend with the top 20 suppliers and taking action to control costs and achieve savings against run rate levels
- Establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships within functions across the charity
- Providing colleagues with robust financial impact assessments and cost benefit analysis
- Effectively engaging with departmental budget holders to ensure best practice is adhered to
- Conducting due diligence and credit checks with prospective suppliers
- Supporting the management of team risks through KPIs, risk register and quarterly review process
- Providing accurate forecasting data with reference to run-rate actual spend

**What you'll bring**:

- CIPS qualification
- A track record of delivering procurement outcomes, and experience of digital modernisation and technology suppliers
- Experience of managing projects including analysis of issues, creation and implementation of solutions
- A track record of controlling and reducing external spend whilst developing a robust supplier base
- Ideally you will have experience of leading, managing and motivating a small team

**Salary**:
Starting between £50,000 and £57,500 depending on experience.
**The rewards**:

- 24 days annual leave (this increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 29), plus bank holidays
- The opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
- A personal career plan and ongoing training and development and support with role-related professional subscriptions and qualifications
- Travel season ticket loans
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Group pension scheme
- Group Company Life Assurance
- Westfield Health cash plan with employee discounts in high street shops
- Vitality at Work health and wellbeing
- Employee assistance programme
- Access to financial planning and advice
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
- Family friendly pay, pre-adoption/fertility/surrogacy pay, post-adoption pay
- Long service awards

**Equality, diversity, and inclusion**:
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are incredibly important to us; we have a culture of belonging. We're always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce to ensure we can provide the best service possible for everyone. It's not just about the professionalexperience you bring - we're interested in who you are and your potential. If there's an adjustment to our recruitment process that would help you to be your best, speak to our team and they'll be happy to help.