Procurement Consultant

KC Group (United Kingdom); United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

KC Group are recruiting a Procurement Consultant on behalf of a public sector organisation. This is a temporary opportunity offering a day rate of £365 per day (Umbrella available), working full-time, Monday to Friday, on a fully remote working arrangement.

You're an experienced Procurement Category Specialist for Children’s Services, leading complex, high-value procurements from market engagement to award, and engaging with commissioners to develop category plans.

Qualifications

• Extensive category management and procurement experience in Children’s Services.
• Experience in local government procurement preferred.
• Strong understanding of public sector commissioning and statutory frameworks.
• Track record leading high-value service procurements and strategic category plans.
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Autonomous working style in evolving environments.
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Engage with commissioners to map service pressures and develop a Children’s Services category plan.
• Translate requirements into compliant, commercially viable procurement strategies.
• Lead and support complex procurements in children’s social care, SEND, and related services.
• Provide constructive challenge on commercial risks and market capacity.
• Manage procurements from market engagement to award and mobilisation.
• Test assumptions, identify risks, shape sourcing options.
• Balance compliance, value for money, and outcomes for children and families.
• Help the service build sustainable procurement capability.

Skills

Category management

Procurement

Public sector

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical abilities

Autonomous working

Job description

KC Group are recruiting a Procurement Consultant on behalf of a public sector organisation. This is a temporary opportunity offering a day rate of £365 per day (Umbrella available), working full-time, Monday to Friday, on a fully remote working arrangement. Are you an experienced Procurement Consultant with deep expertise in Children’s Services? We're looking for a Procurement Category Specialist to lead and support strategic procurement activity, engage with commissioners, and manage complex, high-value procurements from market engagement to award.

Key Responsibilities of the Procurement Consultant role:

• Engaging with commissioners to map service pressures, priorities, and develop a robust Children’s Services category plan connected to Adults and Public Health.
• Translating commissioning requirements into clear, compliant, and commercially viable procurement strategies.
• Leading and supporting complex service procurements (including children's social care, SEND, specialist placements, and third-sector services).
• Acting as a trusted critical friend, providing constructive and diplomatic challenge to stakeholders regarding commercial risks and market capacity.
• Managing complex and high-value procurements from early market consideration through to award and mobilisation.
• Using market knowledge to test assumptions, identify risks, and shape realistic sourcing options.
• Helping stakeholders balance compliance, value for money, provider-market capacity, service quality, and outcomes for children and families.
• Bringing structure and expertise without judgement, helping the service build sustainable capability as work progresses.

To be considered for the Procurement Consultant role:

• Significant category management and procurement experience within Children’s Services (local government background highly preferred).
• Strong understanding of public sector commissioning environments, provider markets, and statutory frameworks.
• Proven track record of leading complex, high-value service procurements and developing strategic category plans.
• Knowledge of relevant provider markets, potentially including children’s social care, social worker supply, SEND, early intervention, specialist placements, and third-sector services.
• Confident stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
• A pragmatic, outcome-focused style and the ability to operate autonomously in an evolving environment.
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities.

Key information about the Procurement Consultant role:

• £365 per day (Umbrella available).
• Initial 3-month contract (rolling, with a likely duration of at least 12 months).
• Outside IR35 status, structured around defined projects and deliverables.
• Full-time, Monday to Friday.
• hours are 9-5:30pm.
• Fully remote working arrangement; no routine requirement to attend site.
• Substantive transformation and delivery assignment.
• Immediate start available.

More Information can be found by contacting [e-mail] or on 01217050077.