Procurement Catering Specialist

Crescent Purchasing Consortium; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing charity organization in the UK seeks an experienced Procurement Catering Specialist. You will manage multiple procurement projects primarily within the education sector, ensuring compliance with procurement regulations. Ideal candidates will have experience in catering procurement and the ability to handle diverse projects. This role offers a salary up to £45,000 per annum, generous benefits, remote working options, and opportunities for professional development. Join a supportive team making a real difference in the public sector.

Benefits

Salary of up to £45,000 FTE per annum

Generous yearly discretionary bonuses

Remote working

Access to local government pension

Opportunities for professional development

38 days holiday

Enhanced leave packages

Support for wellbeing

Social and employee events

Travel expenses for required travelling

Qualifications

• Experience in tendering for outsourced catering services is preferred.
• Interest in public sector procurement across multiple projects.
• Organized with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple procurement projects in the education sector.
• Ensure compliance against PCR2015 & Procurement Act 2023.
• Deliver a first-class service to clients.

Skills

Procurement experience in catering

Experience in tendering

Knowledge of Public Sector Procurement Act 2023

Ability to manage multiple projects

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Procurement Catering Professional with public sector experience looking for your next role? Do you want to make a real difference in the education sector? Then we have an exciting role for you working within a growing charity organisation. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Catering Specialist to join our expanding team and organisation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and we are interested in you as an individual. We are looking for a highly organised professional with a positive attitude, dedicated to achieving excellence in public sector procurement. We are looking for someone who has procurement experience in catering within the public sector or the education sector and knowledge of Public Sector Procurement Act 2023.

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium and we produce compliant purchasing frameworks and provide specialist advice on spending practices and value for money. Our longstanding history and dedication has earned CPC a reputation for excellence, which has allowed us to support public sector organisations with a combined non-pay spend of £441m throughout the 2023/24 financial year alone. We\'re an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a "Great place to work". We offer a collaborative, exciting environment where your ideas are heard and valued. We provide competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career development. We\'re making a real difference and you can be a part of it! This is just the beginning, we\'re constantly growing and evolving and we\'re always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision!

Role and Responsibilities

This role forms part of the CPC Consultancy On Demand team which specialises in delivering ad-hoc Catering procurement projects to primarily the education sector. You will work within the CPC Consultancy On Demand Team but also have the potential to work with clients in the wider public sectors or the private sector as part of Crescent Services. You will be expected to manage multiple procurement projects at any one time, tendering a wide array of goods and services via a variety of routes to market. Our role is to ensure compliance against PCR2015 & Procurement Act 2023 whilst delivering a first-class service to our clients.

This role would be best suited to a procurement professional who has existing experience in tendering for outsourced catering services or a catering professional who has some knowledge of procurement and wishes to gain experience of procurement.

Qualifications

Experience in tendering for outsourced catering services or catering professionals with knowledge of procurement considerations is preferred. Candidates should have an interest in public sector procurement, with the ability to work across multiple projects and clients.

What makes us different

We\'re an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a "Great place to work". We offer a collaborative, exciting environment where your ideas are heard and valued. We provide competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career development. We\'re making a real difference and you can be a part of it! This is just the beginning, we\'re constantly growing and evolving and we\'re always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision!

Benefits

• Salary of up to £45,000 FTE per annum depending on experience.
• Generous yearly discretionary bonuses following successful probation.
• Remote working with visits to clients onsite when required.
• Access to a local government pension scheme which includes death-in-service and ill health.
• Opportunities to develop through our inhouse development programmes and through external learning with full support given to achieve MCIPS.
• 38 days holiday (including three days additional leave for Christmas holiday closure and bank holidays).
• Time off for volunteering opportunities.
• Enhanced leave packages such as paid sickness, carers leave, bereavement and compassionate leave and maternity pay.
• Support for wellbeing with access to 8 mental health first aiders and the opportunity to join an Employee Assistance Programme.
• The chance to get involved in a number of working groups, such as Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability.
• The opportunity to join our Women\'s, Men\'s and Carer\'s employee support networks which provide safe spaces for colleagues to share their experiences.
• Social and employee events throughout summer and at Christmas.
• Has a programme of \'giving back\' to the communities in which it is based and which it supports.
• Travel expenses paid for any additional required travelling outside of your contracted place of work.