Head Of Procurement jobs in United Kingdom
Senior Procurement & Contract Management Advisor
Vivid Resourcing Ltd
Discover more opportunities than anywhere else. Find more jobs nowBranch Manager, Freight Forwarding – Drive Growth Birmingham
WR Logistics
Connect with headhunters to apply for similar jobsProcurement Asset Coordinator (UK)
Production Resource Group
Senior Forensic Psychiatrist — Inpatient Care Lead
Greater Manchester Mental Health
Facilities & Site Logistics Supervisor
The Royal Marsden
Logistics Coordinator - Fast-Paced, Growth & Safety
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
Stockroom & Logistics Coordinator | Flexible Hours & Bonus
JYSK
Strategic Health & Safety Manager — Logistics
GXO Logistics
Hospitality Projects & Logistics Coordinator
The Supreme HR Advisory
Senior Procurement & Contract Management Advisor
Job summary
A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Procurement & Contract Management Advisor for a 6-month contract based in Basildon. The successful candidate will support the Council's service projects through effective business cases and commercial plans. This role involves providing crucial updates to senior leadership, managing procurement opportunities, and developing a robust contract management framework. The candidate should have experience in procurement and contract management, with strong governance skills.
Qualifications
- Experience in procurement and contract management.
- Strong financial governance and risk management skills.
- Ability to develop robust business cases.
Responsibilities
- Provide updates on the Commercial Agenda to senior leadership.
- Lead the development of contract management framework.
- Manage procurement activities per contractual rules.
6 Months Contract
Full-Time, Temporary – 36.25 hours per week.
We are delighted to be supporting Basildon Council to recruit Senior Procurement & Contract Management Advisor on a full-time, temporary basis.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to be on-site a minimum of 1 day per week.
Responsible for supporting the organisation in developing and delivering a range of service projects through robust business cases and detailed commercial programmes and plans.
The Commercial programme is directly linked to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and the post holder provides strong financial governance; as well as tracking progress and key dependencies, maintaining issue logs, projects plans and ensuring robust risk management.
Programmes and projects may be cross cutting within the organisation and with external parties.
- To provide the Senior Leadership Team and elected members with updates on the Commercial Agenda.
- To provide commercial view on procurement opportunities, ongoing contract management and contract reviews across the Council.
- To lead the development of robust contract management framework throughout the authority..
- To lead in activities during the procurement of relevant goods, works and services in accordance with contract procedure rules and management of contracts.
- To undertake all aspects of prog...
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.