Procurement Manager

4M Recruitment Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Plus many more benefits

Job summary

4M Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Procurement Business Partner on a permanent basis to provide expert procurement support to public sector customers, acting as an extension to their Procurement Team.

The ideal candidate will have strong procurement experience, be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, and will manage multiple client relationships and complex procurement projects. A hybrid pattern is expected with some client meetings in the South of England.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, commercial management or category management.
• Experience working with public sector organisations.
• Strong ability to manage multiple client relationships and projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner and procurement advisor.
• Build relationships with clients and offer strategic procurement advice.
• Develop forward procurement pipelines and identify opportunities.
• Lead and support complex procurement projects, tenders or competitions.
• Handle client reviews and pipeline planning sessions.
• Collaborate with Operational Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Legal and Finance.

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Procurement Business Partner on a permanent basis for an expanding business.

Within this role you will provide expert procurement support and advice to public sector customers acting as an extension to their Procurement Team.

Your role will involve the following:

• Act as a trusted partner and procurement advisor
• Build strong relationship with your customers and offer strategic advice.
• Understand clients’ strategic priorities, budgets, commercial objectives and future procurement requirements
• Develop forward procurement pipelines and identify opportunities to assist
• Provide advice on procurement approaches, routes to market and commercial strategy
• Lead and support complex procurement projects, competitions and sourcing activity
• Conduct regular client account reviews and procurement pipeline planning sessions
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Operational Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Legal and Finance
• Manage multiple client relationships, procurement projects and priorities simultaneously
• Maintain strong knowledge of public sector procurement legislation, governance and best practice

The ideal candidate will have the following experience, skills and attributes

• Strong experience within procurement, commercial management or category management
• Experience working within or supporting public sector organisations
• Good understanding of public sector procurement processes, governance and routes to market
• Experience managing complex procurement projects, tenders or competitions
• Strong client and stakeholder relationship management skills
• Confidence communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience managing multiple clients, projects or workstreams simultaneously
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities for account growth
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A proactive, accountable and solutions-focused approach
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage your workload effectively
• Experience working with Central Government, Defence, Local Government, Housing Associations, NHS organisations, Blue Light Services or Higher Education would be particularly valuable.

• In the region of £55,000 but flexible dependant on experience and sector.
• Pension
• Plus many more benefits
• Likely working pattern will be 3 days from home and 2 days meeting with clients depending on customer needs and location
• We are ideally seeking candidates in the South of England at present