Procurement Manager – Governance & Capability

Cedar; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector consulting company is seeking a Procurement Manager in Central London. This role focuses on governance and capability, requiring strong experience in UK Public Sector Procurement. The successful candidate will manage compliance with procurement policies and procedures while operating in a hybrid working model, requiring two days on-site. The salary range is from £60,000 to £70,000 per annum with various benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong background in UK Public Sector Procurement.
• Completion of Procurement Act 23 training.
• Experience in compliance and process development.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance with the new Procurement Act.
• Oversee procurement policies and procedures.
• Develop capabilities within the Procurement function.

Skills

UK Public Sector Procurement Experience

Compliance Development

Training Implementation

Procurement Act Knowledge

Job description

Overview

Cedar is supporting a Public Sector client based in Central London who are looking to hire a Procurement Manager for Governance & Capability. This is a permanent job opportunity offering a salary ranged from c£60,000 up to £70,000 per annum along with some great benefits. The role will operate on a hybrid working basis with the expectations to be on-site 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Head of Procurement, the successful candidate will be responsible for line managing 1 individual and will be responsible for overseeing compliance, in line with the new Procurement Act, across a wide range of Goods and Services, working closely with key category teams to achieve best practice. Additionally, the successful candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining procurement policies, procedures and eSourcing solutions along with helping develop capabilities across the Procurement function and overseeing risk, assurance and key information shared both internally and externally. This role is not focused on delivering end to end Procurements, it is focused on Governance and Capability!

Qualifications

MUST HAVE:

• strong background working in the UK Public Sector Procurement marketplace
• completed the Procurement Act 23 training and a strong understanding of previous and wider Regulations that impact Public Sector Procurement
• experience developing and/or implementing training and capability assessments would be advantageous
• strong background delivering compliance and developing processes, templates etc. for wider use across a function/business