Frameworks & Dynamic Markets Lead

RSM UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

27 Days Holiday (with option to buy)

Wellbeing benefits and courses

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking a Frameworks Manager to lead the strategic and operational approach to frameworks, dynamic markets and master services agreements. You will monitor the market, maintain a pipeline, and coordinate approved framework applications with governance and reporting across the business.

The role focuses on shaping procurement routes, strengthening application readiness, and ensuring effective use of framework positions, working with legal, risk, finance, IT and information security

Qualifications

• Significant experience of frameworks, dynamic purchasing systems or dynamic markets, procurement routes or complex supplier applications, ideally within professional services, consultancy or a similarly complex B2B environment.
• Strong understanding of public sector and/or financial services procurement practices, including relevant legislation, regulatory expectations and procurement portals.
• Demonstrable experience of building and managing an opportunity pipeline, conducting structured qualification and turning market intelligence into practical business preparation.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to assess strategic fit, potential value, capability, risk, investment and resource requirements and to form clear recommendations.
• Excellent programme and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple long-lead and live procurement activities simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the confidence to convene senior leaders, clarify ownership, challenge constructively and secure timely decisions.
• A highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented working style, with the discipline to maintain accurate records, governance, reporting and follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret complex procurement information and explain requirements clearly to different audiences.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional input from legal, risk, finance, technology, information security, sustainability, marketing and operational teams.
• An analytical and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify trends, gaps and practical opportunities to strengthen RSM's framework portfolio and operating approach.
• PRINCE2 or a similar project management qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading early qualification conversations for new frameworks identified through tender alerts, pipeline monitoring, internal referrals and market engagement.
• For frameworks where RSM is considering re-application, prepare and present a clear assessment of previous framework activity, utilisation, outcomes and success to inform the decision to re-apply and shape the future approach.
• On approval to proceed, establish the application plan, governance, milestones, responsibilities and internal review route.
• Interpret procurement documents and translate mandatory requirements, selection criteria, lot structures, evidence needs and portal requirements into a clear response plan.
• Identify the right owners and contributors for each part of the application and coordinate input from business teams and core functions, including legal, risk, finance, IT, and information security
• Maintain a complete and accurate central register of RSM's framework, dynamic market and relevant master services agreement positions, including owners, scope, lots, terms, expiry or renewal points and key obligations.
• Maintain visibility of framework expiry and renewal dates, proactively engaging framework owners and key stakeholders well in advance to confirm intentions, gather evidence and begin preparation for any re-application.
• Create and maintain an accessible framework and dynamic markets hub on the intranet as the primary internal source of current guidance, ownership and portfolio information.
• Develop and deliver practical training for partners and teams on how frameworks and dynamic markets operate, how RSM should prepare for them and how existing positions can be used appropriately.

Skills

Frameworks

Dynamic Markets

Procurement

Public Sector Procurements

Stakeholder Engagement

Programme Management

Cross-functional Input

Risk & Compliance

Project Governance

Job description

RSM UK is seeking a Frameworks Manager to lead the strategic and operational approach to frameworks, dynamic markets and master services agreements. You will monitor the market, maintain a pipeline, and coordinate approved framework applications with governance and reporting across the business.

The role focuses on shaping procurement routes, strengthening application readiness, and ensuring effective use of framework positions, working with legal, risk, finance, IT and information security