Procurement Consultant

Altair Ltd; Greater London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Procurement Consultant to enhance their services in the housing and local authority sectors. This role involves developing procurement strategies, managing projects, and ensuring compliance while providing expert advice. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in procurement, particularly within the public sector, and will play a key role in growing the firm's procurement capabilities.

Qualifications

• Typically 5+ years in procurement/buying role, ideally in public sector.
• Experience with Local Authority or Housing Management Sector.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies tailored to client requirements.
• Manage procurement projects, ensuring compliance and client satisfaction.
• Raise the profile of the procurement stream through successful projects.

Skills

Procurement

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Market Awareness

Job description

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Procurement Consultant (Category Manager)

The Procurement Consultant role within Altair, is part of the Procurement stream focussing mainly on the housing and local authority sectors with the intention to grow this service stream in other sectors, such as education, sports and charities.

About the role:

Line Manager: Head ofProcurement

Location:Home working, with the requirement to travel to clients and offices

Hours:Full time, 35 hours, Monday to Friday

This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement professional looking to apply their skills across varied projects.

Develop and implement procurement strategies tailored to client requirements and specific spend categories (for e.g repairs & maintenance, planned works, IT, professional services)

Proven experience (typically 5+ years) in a procurement/buying role, ideally with exposure to public sector procurement, Local Authority, or Housing Management Sector.

The main purpose of this role is to run compliant public procurements and support the service stream to develop and grow Procurement as one of Altair’s core services.

Key objectives of the role include:

·Work with stakeholders at multiple levels in Altair to deliver successful projects for the stream

·Support the procurement range of services, and maximise value through the agreed methodologies and approaches with Altair’s clients

·Support the delivery of Procurement services and tenders to clients, ensuring high standards of quality at all times, to maximise client satisfaction to include providing expert advice and guidance on complex issues, including working within regulated and restricted markets and environments.

·Manage procurement projects, including deadlines and efficient resource usage, highlighting and reporting progress and challenges back to the team

·Raise the profile of the procurement stream through successful procurement projects across the sectors in which we work, identifying new business opportunities and developing client relationships

·As the stream grows, there will be opportunity to develop and manage junior consultants to further develop Altair’s Procurement service stream

·Own project ownership, adhering with relevant regulations and standards governing Procurement activities to ensure compliance, particularly in the Public Sector

·Have a strong awareness of market trends, and policy changes to adapt ways of working and provide proactive solutions for clients

·Maximise relationships to focus on bringing new opportunities within each client, keeping in mind the wider opportunities across all Altair’s business streams.

How to Apply:

To apply for the role, please send a copy of your covering letter and CV [e-mail] the reference ALT-PC.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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