Procurement Manager
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh / Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Procurement Manager for an initial 9 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £400-£450/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid working with 2-3 days per month in the office (Edinburgh/Glasgow).
Responsibilities:
– Responsibility for the development, implementation and delivery of the procurement workstream required to support the Operational Plan in accordance with the organisation’s sustainable Procurement Strategy and current Procurement Directives.
– Develop and manage a tender wave plan, applying the principles of the Scottish Government Procurement Journey, seeking opportunities to rationalise and consolidate commodity outputs across the organisation’s requirements
– Prepare and submit correspondence and recommendation papers for appraisal and approval / decision-making within an agreed governance structure.
– Develop and implement commodity / tender strategies, based on sound market research and engagement, considering whole life costs, market forces and risk, including but not limited to Cyber Security, Data protection, Brexit, etc.
– Seek out, initiate and lead cost reduction and value add initiatives across the organisation, ensuring that value for money and best value efficiencies are achieved and recorded in all procurement decisions, while operating within strict adherence to internal and external procurement policy.
– Ensure that the Sustainability Procurement Duty is at the heart of all procurement activity and that the sustainability and legacy aspirations of the project are reflected in specification development and contract.
– Operate a programme of Contract & Supplier Management, aligned to the Scottish Government’s Procurement Journey, ensuring that the key outputs of the commodity strategy are achieved, risk and contractual compliance is maintained, and that operational performance and efficiencies are realised.
– Maintain key stakeholder engagement, management and communication within each project and the wider audience, ensuring that governance is adhered to and information shared at a time and in a format appropriate to the stakeholder.
– Support the implementation of ePurchase Cards within the project in line with Scottish Government Policy.
– Represent the organisation during internal and external audit on procurement matters, ensuring that the organisation can evidence compliance with relevant procurement directives and policy through the production of supporting audit files.
Essential Skills:
– Previous public sector experience + using PCS, SPD, etc
– Experience in running quick quotes and GPA level tenders
– Extensive experience in procurement for a comparable sized organisation.
– Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, and the ability to work on your own initiative.
– A wide knowledge of contract law, EU and UK procurement legislation alongside an appreciation of Government developments in terms of Sustainable Procurement.
– Proven ability to work effectively in complex collaborative environment with significant experience of partnership working both internally and externally, and the ability to establish trust and credibility.
– Strong commercial awareness with an in-depth understanding of the funding and financial issues that influence and affect decisions.
Desirable Skills:
– IT procurement experience
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Responsibility for the development, implementation and delivery of the procurement workstream required to support the Operational Plan in accordance with the organisation’s sustainable Procurement Strategy and current Procurement Directives.
– Develop and manage a tender wave plan, applying the principles of the Scottish Government Procurement Journey, seeking opportunities to rationalise and consolidate commodity outputs across the organisation’s requirements
– Prepare and submit correspondence and recommendation papers for appraisal and approval / decision-making within an agreed governance structure.
– Develop and implement commodity / tender strategies, based on sound market research and engagement, considering whole life costs, market forces and risk, including but not limited to Cyber Security, Data protection, Brexit, etc.
– Seek out, initiate and lead cost reduction and value add initiatives across the organisation, ensuring that value for money and best value efficiencies are achieved and recorded in all procurement decisions, while operating within strict adherence to internal and external procurement policy.
– Ensure that the Sustainability Procurement Duty is at the heart of all procurement activity and that the sustainability and legacy aspirations of the project are reflected in specification development and contract.
– Operate a programme of Contract & Supplier Management, aligned to the Scottish Government’s Procurement Journey, ensuring that the key outputs of the commodity strategy are achieved, risk and contractual compliance is maintained, and that operational performance and efficiencies are realised.
– Maintain key stakeholder engagement, management and communication within each project and the wider audience, ensuring that governance is adhered to and information shared at a time and in a format appropriate to the stakeholder.
– Support the implementation of ePurchase Cards within the project in line with Scottish Government Policy.
– Represent the organisation during internal and external audit on procurement matters, ensuring that the organisation can evidence compliance with relevant procurement directives and policy through the production of supporting audit files.
Essential Skills:
– Previous public sector experience + using PCS, SPD, etc
– Experience in running quick quotes and GPA level tenders
– Extensive experience in procurement for a comparable sized organisation.
– Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, and the ability to work on your own initiative.
– A wide knowledge of contract law, EU and UK procurement legislation alongside an appreciation of Government developments in terms of Sustainable Procurement.
– Proven ability to work effectively in complex collaborative environment with significant experience of partnership working both internally and externally, and the ability to establish trust and credibility.
– Strong commercial awareness with an in-depth understanding of the funding and financial issues that influence and affect decisions.
Desirable Skills:
– IT procurement experience
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
