Public Sector Procurement Lead (Part-Time, Hybrid)

Working for Essex; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Public Sector Pension

27 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Essex County Council is looking for a Procurement Assistant Manager in Chelmsford to support the Children’s & Families procurement team. This fixed-term, hybrid role is 25 hours per week with some home-working and regular office attendance about 2 days weekly.

The role focuses on cost scrutiny, negotiations, and delivering savings while collaborating with operations, finance and external providers to secure the best outcomes for Essex residents.

Qualifications

• Educated to A level with MCIPS or working towards such qualification or equivalent demonstrable work experience with continuing professional development.
• Comprehensive negotiating skills for multi-million pound contracts and proven ability to plan and deliver negotiations.
• Experience delivering continuous improvements in strategic arrangements with cost and service benefits.
• Awareness of working in a political environment.
• Knowledge of category management and using it in complex commercial environments to achieve cost or service improvements.
• Track record of managing strategic contracts in business-critical environments with measurable supplier performance.
• Knowledge of contract law and legislation relevant to the categories within their control and its market impact.
• Extensive knowledge of public sector procurement law and the ability to explain the law to non-procurement staff.

Responsibilities

• Understand and scrutinise placement costs and lead negotiations with providers.
• Deliver savings targets and secure the right support at the right price with operations, finance and external providers.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Category management

Public sector procurement

Contract law awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

MCIPS (or in progress)

Job description

Essex County Council is looking for a Procurement Assistant Manager in Chelmsford to support the Children’s & Families procurement team. This fixed-term, hybrid role is 25 hours per week with some home-working and regular office attendance about 2 days weekly.

The role focuses on cost scrutiny, negotiations, and delivering savings while collaborating with operations, finance and external providers to secure the best outcomes for Essex residents.