Procurement Manager

Value Match; Willenhall; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement consultancy based in the UK is seeking a Commercial and Procurement Manager. The successful candidate will lead procurement functions, work collaboratively with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with procurement legislation. Strong negotiation, strategic sourcing experience, and a degree or equivalent are required. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to work from the Birmingham office a minimum of 2 days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience with the ability to develop strategies and manage supplier relationships.
• Demonstrable skills in strategic sourcing and negotiation.
• Experience in public procurement and familiarity with Procurement Act 23.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement function for the organization.
• Implement procurement guidelines and manage end-to-end procurement processes.
• Ensure commercial compliance and provide procurement support to business priorities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Influencing

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Commercial and Procurement Manager

Our Client is a market-leading established organisation who are involved in the technology space in the Midlands. They work with public and private sector organisations and have a clear view on how they will enhance their marketplace.

They require a Procurement Manager to lead the procurement function on a full time permanent basis and work with internal and external stakeholders.

This is a hybrid role but will be working out of the Birmingham office a minimum of 2 days per week.

Purpose

To be the Commercial and Procurement Lead, working with the internal team to deliver specialist procurement support aiding in the delivery of business priorities and acting as subject matter expert in procurement legislation and best practice procedures.

Procurement & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement guidelines in line with public sector procurement regulations (e.g., Procurement Act 23)
• Lead on end-to-end procurement processes : market engagement, tendering (RFx), evaluation, moderation, award, and contract mobilisation.
• As part of awarding contracts required to work with Legal in drafting the commercial contract.
• Ensure all required reporting pre and post procurement is published.
• Keep up to date market research to provide guidance on market pricing.
• Create and Manage Dynamic Purchasing System and Frameworks as required.
• Engage with legal to ensure ongoing commercial compliance.
• Contribute to reporting requirements related to funding conditions & Audit requirements
• Support bid writing and funding applications by contributing to commercial sections and facilitating submission.
• Maintain company asset register

Experience

• Procurement experience is essential; demonstrates the ability to develop procurement strategies (using appropriate tools and techniques), lead on engaging and evaluate tender responses, undertake bid conditioning and bid clarification, debriefs suppliers, award contracts, manage supplier relationships, supplier performance and undertake supplier and contract management activities.
• Strategic sourcing knowledge and experience essential
• Negotiation experience essential
• Previous experience working with Public Procurement essential. Demonstrable training in Procurement Act 23 is desirable.
• Experience of e-tendering systems is desirable

Skills

• Ability to build credibility with key stakeholders.
• Experience of influencing senior management to accept and endorse proposals, procedures, systems and methods of working
• Able to effectively present information, proposals and ideas whilst engaging the audience and clearly communicating the benefits of change
• Communicate and negotiate with third parties, external stakeholders and others.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office, Outlook and similar systems

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent.

To apply for this role please send your CV to Stu at Value Match who are acting as an employment business for their client who are committed to Equality and Diversity throughout their team