Procurement Specialist
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Procurement Specialist on a salary of £45,621/annum, excellent benefits. This role will be hybrid working with working in the office 1 day a week.
Responsibilities:
– Utilise and maximise category spend, stakeholder, supplier and market analyses to facilitate the identification of opportunities to support the development of category strategies whilst providing the commercial interface between suppliers and customers and work to assist the development of the local and wider supply base.
– Work to establish, build and maintain positive, constructive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
– Support a strong and accountable performance management culture within the function that places emphasis on the economic, efficient and effective use of public money and ensure that relevant KPIs and PIs are achieved and to agreed timescales.
– Manage the delivery of allocated category initiatives and projects including providing expertise and guidance and monitor the progression of each relevant initiative and/or project.
– In partnership with organisation stakeholders, identify and lead the creation of credible savings opportunities and delivery plans, adopting a strategic, cross-organisational approach; monitor, manage and agree benefits realisation and help achieve or exceed the annual budget for cost savings.
– Carrying out and overseeing tender processes, providing support and guidance when required, to ensure that legal and best practice standards are met and meet the required regulations.
– Advise, assist and constructively challenge customer development of technical requirements and support outcome based specifications that maximise the ability for suppliers to deliver competitive and innovative solutions.
– Shaping and approving the mobilisation plans and ensuring that contracts are effectively handed-over once procurement exercises have been completed. Also work with the Operational Team to establish and manage appropriate procurement contract management for all relevant contracts to support performance monitoring within the category.
– Support status reporting for the category and report status, risks and issues through to Procurement leadership.
– To provide specialist advice and guidance on Procurement matters covering multiple complex areas, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of proposed initiatives, and ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, directives, national policies and standards, and best practice.
– Proactively renew and share knowledge of public sector procurement policy, commercial and legislative developments and facilitate the sharing of knowledge and continual improvement in procurement process, policy, procedures and systems to optimise the procurement team resources.
– Provide procurement advice and guidance to Senior Management involved in setting and monitoring large to very large budgets, ensuring best value and effective utilisation of financial resources.
– When necessary, represent the Category Manager at meetings and similar forums.
– Work with the Operational Procurement and Logistics teams to ensure that there is a risk and opportunity based prioritisation programme for all relevant procurement activities and to develop efficient and effective communication links with suppliers and customers.
– Through the Category Management, Supplier and Contract Management and supporting PIP and P2P, support continuous improvement and year on year cost down initiatives where possible via commercial contracts with suppliers.
– Responsible for managing and accessing risk within all areas of associated initiatives, contracts and spend.
Essential Skills:
– Degree qualified/ Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply (CIPS) qualified OR in the absence of formal qualifications, at least 5 years procurement experience at a senior level is required in order to manage and support this significant national service.
– Extensive experience of operating at a senior and strategic level in a large, complex organisation.
– Proven leadership skills, with experience of managing and motivating large teams of staff; and developing commercial capability.
– Ability to work on own initiative and make sound strategic decisions.
– You will have strong leadership, people management, communication and influencing skills. A strong people leader – inspiring and engaging.
– Prioritise workloads and delegate.
– Excellent experience in both procurement and P2P environments.
– Excellent presentation skills.
– Natural aptitude for problem solving – leading and coaching team members to identify the cause of issues, appraise solutions and quickly translate into action.
– Coaching and mentoring skills.
– Excellent influencing skills, including development of common goals, gaining consensus and agreement across groups of individuals.
– Considerable experience of working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver best value commercial decisions and contracting approaches.
– Specialist knowledge of EU/UK procurement legislation, procurement contract law and public sector procurement frameworks.
– Demonstrable experience of providing strong professional leadership.
Desirable Skills:
– Having both Commercial and Public Sector experience.
– P2P systems experience.
– Experienced in Excel, PowerPoint and word.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Utilise and maximise category spend, stakeholder, supplier and market analyses to facilitate the identification of opportunities to support the development of category strategies whilst providing the commercial interface between suppliers and customers and work to assist the development of the local and wider supply base.
– Work to establish, build and maintain positive, constructive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
– Support a strong and accountable performance management culture within the function that places emphasis on the economic, efficient and effective use of public money and ensure that relevant KPIs and PIs are achieved and to agreed timescales.
– Manage the delivery of allocated category initiatives and projects including providing expertise and guidance and monitor the progression of each relevant initiative and/or project.
– In partnership with organisation stakeholders, identify and lead the creation of credible savings opportunities and delivery plans, adopting a strategic, cross-organisational approach; monitor, manage and agree benefits realisation and help achieve or exceed the annual budget for cost savings.
– Carrying out and overseeing tender processes, providing support and guidance when required, to ensure that legal and best practice standards are met and meet the required regulations.
– Advise, assist and constructively challenge customer development of technical requirements and support outcome based specifications that maximise the ability for suppliers to deliver competitive and innovative solutions.
– Shaping and approving the mobilisation plans and ensuring that contracts are effectively handed-over once procurement exercises have been completed. Also work with the Operational Team to establish and manage appropriate procurement contract management for all relevant contracts to support performance monitoring within the category.
– Support status reporting for the category and report status, risks and issues through to Procurement leadership.
– To provide specialist advice and guidance on Procurement matters covering multiple complex areas, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of proposed initiatives, and ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, directives, national policies and standards, and best practice.
– Proactively renew and share knowledge of public sector procurement policy, commercial and legislative developments and facilitate the sharing of knowledge and continual improvement in procurement process, policy, procedures and systems to optimise the procurement team resources.
– Provide procurement advice and guidance to Senior Management involved in setting and monitoring large to very large budgets, ensuring best value and effective utilisation of financial resources.
– When necessary, represent the Category Manager at meetings and similar forums.
– Work with the Operational Procurement and Logistics teams to ensure that there is a risk and opportunity based prioritisation programme for all relevant procurement activities and to develop efficient and effective communication links with suppliers and customers.
– Through the Category Management, Supplier and Contract Management and supporting PIP and P2P, support continuous improvement and year on year cost down initiatives where possible via commercial contracts with suppliers.
– Responsible for managing and accessing risk within all areas of associated initiatives, contracts and spend.
Essential Skills:
– Degree qualified/ Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply (CIPS) qualified OR in the absence of formal qualifications, at least 5 years procurement experience at a senior level is required in order to manage and support this significant national service.
– Extensive experience of operating at a senior and strategic level in a large, complex organisation.
– Proven leadership skills, with experience of managing and motivating large teams of staff; and developing commercial capability.
– Ability to work on own initiative and make sound strategic decisions.
– You will have strong leadership, people management, communication and influencing skills. A strong people leader – inspiring and engaging.
– Prioritise workloads and delegate.
– Excellent experience in both procurement and P2P environments.
– Excellent presentation skills.
– Natural aptitude for problem solving – leading and coaching team members to identify the cause of issues, appraise solutions and quickly translate into action.
– Coaching and mentoring skills.
– Excellent influencing skills, including development of common goals, gaining consensus and agreement across groups of individuals.
– Considerable experience of working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver best value commercial decisions and contracting approaches.
– Specialist knowledge of EU/UK procurement legislation, procurement contract law and public sector procurement frameworks.
– Demonstrable experience of providing strong professional leadership.
Desirable Skills:
– Having both Commercial and Public Sector experience.
– P2P systems experience.
– Experienced in Excel, PowerPoint and word.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
