Public Sector Procurement Assistant Manager

Essex County Council; United States; Remote; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex County Council's Children’s & Families procurement team is seeking an Assistant Manager to scrutinise placement costs, negotiate with providers and drive savings across multi-million pound contracts. You will work with operations, finance and external markets, applying commercial analysis and relationship management in a high-profile public sector setting.

The role demands resilience, political awareness and a track record of achieving cost improvements through category management and

Qualifications

• Demonstrable negotiating skills for multi-million pound contracts.
• Experience delivering cost and service improvements.
• Knowledge of category management in complex commercial environments.
• Track record of managing strategic contracts in business-critical environments.
• Knowledge of contract law and relevant legislation affecting market management.

Responsibilities

• Understand and scrutinise placement costs.
• Lead negotiations with providers.
• Deliver savings targets for the council.
• Support operations teams to secure right price and procurement outcomes.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Continuous improvement

Political awareness

Category management

Contract management

Contract law

Public sector procurement law

Education

MCIPS qualification

Job description

Essex County Council's Children’s & Families procurement team is seeking an Assistant Manager to scrutinise placement costs, negotiate with providers and drive savings across multi-million pound contracts. You will work with operations, finance and external markets, applying commercial analysis and relationship management in a high-profile public sector setting.

The role demands resilience, political awareness and a track record of achieving cost improvements through category management and