Procurement Specialist

MLC Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

MLC Partners in London seeks a Procurement Category Specialist to support category managers across construction, refurbishment, facilities management and repairs. The role is permanent with a hybrid South West London location and a salary of £43k–£51k per year.

The post requires experience in UK procurement law, public sector procurement practices, and IT-enabled procurement tools, with a focus on delivering compliant, value-for-money procurement strategies.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of UK Procurement Law in practice.
• Knowledge of current best practice public sector procurement.
• Knowledge of IT systems and current procurement advances, i.e. e-Procurement, marketplaces.
• Relevant procurement experience within a similar sized organisation.
• Experience within housing, leisure, highways, construction, facilities management and repairs and maintenance procurement.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing for Procurement Board meetings and development of tender packs with robust evaluation criteria.
• Support the Category Manager with forward plans and contract consolidation opportunities.
• Ensure procurement exercises comply with Contract Standing Orders and the legal framework.
• Develop tender and quotes documents compliant with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Develop Excel-based evaluation models for procurement exercises.
• Identify opportunities for internal and external collaboration or aggregation.
• Support negotiations with suppliers to secure savings and value for money.
• Develop and deliver category and sub-category strategies and forward plans.
• Lead on more complex procurement exercises within the category.
• Publish necessary notices in line with Procurement Act 2023 and procurement phases.

Skills

UK Procurement Law

Public sector procurement

IT systems / e-Procurement

Public sector procurement experience

Housing and facilities procurement

Education

Diploma Member of CIPS or studying toward Diploma

Job description

Role: Procurement Category Specialist

Role type: Permanent

Location: South West London/Hybrid

Salary: £43k to £51k per annum

Key overview

To provide proactive support and assistance to the Category Manager in the development of category forward plans and associated Procurement Strategies to develop an effective pipeline of planned activity across construction, refurbishment, facilities management and area repairs. To provide procurement expertise at all levels and at all stages of the procurement lifecycle.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in providing effective procurement support for the divisions and functions . That support would usually involve preparing for Procurement Board meetings and development of an effective and compliant invitation to tender pack, including robust evaluation criteria.
• Support the Category Manager, and core Commissioners with the development and management of procurement forward plans and looking to identify synergies within current contracts to consolidate existing contracts.
• Provide specialist support to ensure procurement exercises comply with internal Contract Standing Orders, Officer Guide to Procurement and the legislative Framework public sector procurement must operate.
• Support the development of tender and quotes documents which are compliant with policy and regulatory requirements whilst taking account of emerging best and innovated commissioning and procurement approaches.
• Support the development of Excel based evaluation models appropriate to each procurement exercise as necessary, to lead on procurement exercises for commonly bought goods, works and services within the post holder’s category.
• Assist with the identification and development of opportunities for collaboration / aggregation both internally and externally.
• Support negotiations with suppliers as appropriate and necessary.
• Develop, lead, and deliver category and sub-category strategies and forward plans within the overall category programme.
• Lead on more complex procurement exercises for goods, works and services within the post holder’s category.
• Responsible and accountable for clear and concise notifications to both successful and unsuccessful bidders ensuring, as far as possible, full compliance with the Regulatory Framework to avoid the successful challenge to award decisions.
• Lead on negotiations with suppliers to ensure savings are achieved, value for money obtained and the council’s overall interests are protected.
• Ensure all necessary Notices linked to Procurement Act 2023 are published as required during each phase of a procurement process.

Require experience

• Knowledge and experience of UK Procurement Law in practice
• Knowledge of current best practice public sector procurement
• Knowledge of IT systems and current procurement advances, i.e. e-Procurement, marketplaces
• Relevant procurement experience within a similar sized organisation.
• Experience within housing, leisure, highways, construction, facilities management and repairs and maintenance procurement.

Qualifications

• Diploma Member of CIPS or currently studying towards Diploma Member status or relevant procurement experience within the public sector