Senior Procurement Officer x 2

Michael Page; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is assisting a public sector organisation in Northampton to appoint a Senior Procurement Officer. The role focuses on strategic procurement advice and end-to-end procurement management to support the corporate plan and priority objectives.

You will partner with service and contract managers, ensuring robust processes, compliance, and value for money while supporting service redesign and innovation projects.

Qualifications

• Commercial mindset and ability to deliver value in procurement projects.
• Experience in strategic procurement and contract management in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of procurement legislation and policy.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic procurement advice on large programmes and projects over 100K in value.
• Guide senior officers and directors in delivering service objectives through procurement strategies and evaluation tools.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with UK legislation, regulations, and best practice.
• Influence contract specifications and evaluation criteria to deliver outcomes and reduce cost while mitigating risk.
• Advise internal and external stakeholders to ensure adherence to Procurement Regulations and Social Value Policy.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to identify future procurement needs and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Procurement strategy

Contract management

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Public sector procurement

Regulatory compliance

Job description

A fantastic opportunity to join a public sector organisation as a Senior Procurement Officer

Client Details

Our client is a large and highly respected public sector organisation delivering essential services across a diverse community. As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality services through the provision of expert procurement and commercial advice across the organisation. Working within a corporate finance and procurement function, you will help shape commercial decisions, support transformation initiatives and ensure public funds are invested effectively and responsibly.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team operating at the heart of a complex organisation, supporting a varied portfolio of services and projects. The organisation offers significant scale and procurement complexity, providing an excellent platform to develop your expertise, influence strategic decision-making and deliver meaningful outcomes for local communities.

Flexible working arrangements are available, helping employees maintain a positive work-life balance while continuing to develop their careers.

Description

The role of Senior Procurement Officer is a key role within the Corporate Finance and Procurement team focusing on the provision of strategic procurement advice and support across services ensuring procurement activities align with delivery of the organisations corporate plan and priority objectives. Working closely with service and contract managers, through a business partnering approach, this role incorporates both the provision of expert advice and management of the procurement cycle, whilst ensuring processes are robust, compliant and in line with the latest regulations.

The role includes but is not limited to:

• Providing strategic procurement advice and support on all large programmes and projects; over 100K in value.
• To provide strategic guidance to senior officers up to and including Directors in delivering service objectives by procuring value for money contracts. To inform service re-design and innovation projects with relevant advice on procurement strategy and evaluation tools.
• To ensure that all procurement activity is compliant with UK legislation and case law and best practice. Drive and develop procurement processes incorporating changes in policy due to procurement regulations or legislation, with a robust understanding of policy.
• Influence the design of contract specifications and evaluation criteria in order to deliver service outcomes and a reduction in cost, whilst mitigating risk to business continuity.
• Provide advice and help to both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the Procurement Regulations, Contract Register Protocols and Social Value Policy are followed.
• Develop and implement relationships with key stakeholders and service areas, to identify future procurement needs and allow adequate time for delivery.

Profile

• You're a commercially minded procurement professional with experience of delivering successful procurement projects in complex environments.
• You have a strong understanding of procurement legislation, commercial contract management and strategic sourcing, together with the ability to develop innovative and effective procurement solutions.
• Experience leading on end-to-end procurements in a public sector setting.
• Strong understanding of PA23/PCR2015 Regulations.
• You enjoy building relationships, influencing stakeholders and working collaboratively to solve problems and deliver results.
• Organised and adaptable, you can balance multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of governance, professionalism and customer service.

Whether you are already operating at this level or looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience across a diverse range of procurement categories, this role offers the chance to make a genuine impact while continuing to develop professionally. Above all, you'll share our commitment to delivering excellent services and embody our corporate values in everything you do.

Job Offer

• Salary ranging from 51,224 - 54,605 depending on experience.
• Flexible, Hybrid working - with a commitment to 1 day per week working from the Northampton based office.
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 33 days with service
• Excellent pension and wider public sector benefits