Our Public Sector Client, is looking to appoint an ambitious and keen Public Sector Procurement Professional looking for the next step in their procurement career.
The Procurement Manager will have one direct report and will head up the Procurement Team. They will build relationships and work with key stakeholders to deliver procurement projects across a range of spend categories e.g. Insurance, Audit, Finance Systems, IT etc.
Responsibilities of the role include:
Develop a network of stakeholders who have procurement requirements to support their business operation or department
Manage Supplier Relationships and contracts
Undertake appropriate spend analysis activity and manage the tender process of supplies/services and deliver the tender process for above-regulated spend areas
Mentor and develop colleagues in managing the process for lower level spend.
Develop procurement processes based on the "Procurement Journey" and deliver focussed procurement awareness training to stakeholders
Undertake and deliver reporting key stakeholders Knowledge and experience required for the role:
You will have proven experience working in Public Sector Procurement
Have significant knowledge of Scottish/UK procurement legislation
Be experienced in tendering within a regulated environment Public Contracts (Scotland) and PRA(Scotland) Act.
Have a considerable understanding of the key ethical/social & environmental impacts of procurement
Experience with project ma...