Public Sector
Procurement Manager (Hybrid, Interim) Contract
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- Accountable for most procurement matters for allocated user group
- Commercial risk management
- Procurement benefit realisation
- General support and escalation route for local Contract Management
- Relationships with key commercial stakeholders.
- Working towards MCIPS or willingness to study for CIPS.
- To provide expertise and support to end-users to undertake a range of medium value complex procurement tasks including sourcing and contracting;
- Provision of expert advice on all aspects of regulations and controls and representing organisational risk appetite in procurement decisions.
- To keep local end users up-to-date with best practice in public procurement;
- Act as initial contact and escalation route to the local Commercial Business Partner and Support the development of local procurement and contract management skill
- 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 the team.
- Involvement in local commercial assurance, planning and in-house Contract Management;
- Build collaborative relationships with local stakeholders, acting as initial escalation point for key decision making and medium value contract sign-off;
- 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;
- Act as a role model of commercial professionalism within area of responsibility
