Hybrid Procurement & Contracts Leader – Value & Compliance

The Shaw Education Trust; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme / Tch?

Generous holiday entitlement (37 days)

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

DiscountForTeachers Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

Institute of Education opportunities

Job summary

The Shaw Education Trust is seeking an organised, commercially minded Procurement & Contracts Manager to join our Finance team. You will drive value for money by coordinating procurement activity, managing contracts and leases, and improving processes through spend analysis and benchmarking.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will monitor supplier performance, provide practical advice to schools and colleagues, and build strong relationships across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and contract management.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence to build effective relationships with colleagues and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement activity across the Trust.
• Manage the contracts and leases register.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive value for money.
• Provide practical procurement advice to schools and colleagues.

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Spend analysis

Benchmarking

Governance compliance

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

The Shaw Education Trust is seeking an organised, commercially minded Procurement & Contracts Manager to join our Finance team. You will drive value for money by coordinating procurement activity, managing contracts and leases, and improving processes through spend analysis and benchmarking.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will monitor supplier performance, provide practical advice to schools and colleagues, and build strong relationships across the Trust.