Procurement Advisor

Sellick Partnership; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 186,000 - 222,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Leeds-based role

Temporary contract: 3 months

Job summary

Sellick Partnership in Leeds seeks an experienced Procurement Advisor for a temporary 3-month assignment, offering hybrid working and Leeds-based duties within a Not-for-Profit/Public Sector setting. You will support procurement planning, run tenders, advise on contracts, and help ensure governance and value-for-money across stakeholder groups.

The role emphasizes public sector procurement regulations, documentation quality, and the ability to manage competing priorities to tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Strong public sector tendering experience.
• Knowledge of public procurement regulations.
• Experience supporting contract management activity.
• Excellent written communication in procurement documentation.
• Experience developing procurement policies and procedures.
• CIPS qualification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement planning and advise on routes.
• Manage tenders, prepare documents and evaluation methodologies.
• Provide guidance on procurement and contracts matters.
• Support negotiations and resolve contractual issues.
• Review procurement requests and business cases.
• Support contract management and performance reviews.
• Identify value-for-money opportunities and assess risks.
• Produce procurement reports and maintain records.
• Contribute to development of procurement policies and procedures.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.

Skills

Tender management

Public sector procurement

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Prioritisation

Written communication

Procurement policies

Education

CIPS or equivalent qualification

Job description

Procurement Advisor

Location: Leeds / Hybrid Working
Salary: 135phr- 161phr
Contract: Temporary, initially 3 months
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Sector: Not-for-Profit / Public Sector

An established not-for-profit organisation based in Leeds is looking to recruit an experienced Procurement Advisor on a temporary basis, initially for 3 months.

This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement professional with strong public sector experience to join a busy procurement function, supporting stakeholders across the organisation with a range of procurement, tendering and contract management activity.

The role

As Procurement Advisor, you will provide specialist procurement and contracting advice to internal stakeholders, supporting the effective delivery of procurement exercises while ensuring relevant legislation, governance requirements and procurement standards are followed.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting stakeholders with procurement planning and advising on the most appropriate procurement route.
• Managing and supporting tender exercises, including preparing tender documentation and developing appropriate evaluation methodologies.
• Providing advice and guidance on procurement and contractual matters.
• Supporting negotiations and the resolution of contractual issues.
• Reviewing procurement requests and business cases.
• Supporting contract management, including performance reviews and monitoring against agreed service levels.
• Identifying opportunities to achieve value for money.
• Assessing procurement and contractual risks.
• Producing procurement reports and management information.
• Maintaining accurate contract and tender records.Supporting the development and implementation of procurement policies and procedures.
• Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers and other external organisations.

The ideal candidate

We are looking for somebody who can quickly get up to speed and confidently manage procurement activity within a regulated environment.

You will ideally have:

• Strong experience of managing tenders within a public sector environment.
• Good knowledge and understanding of public procurement regulations.
• Experience supporting contract management activity.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously to tight deadlines.
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly when preparing procurement and contractual documentation.
• Experience of developing procurement policies and procedures.
• CIPS or other relevant procurement knowledge/qualifications would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

• 135phr - 161phr
• Temporary contract, initially for 3 months
• Leeds-based opportunity
• Hybrid working
• Opportunity to join an established not-for-profit/public sector organisation and make an immediate contribution within its procurement function

we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.