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Interim Assistant Procurement Manager
Job Ref: Oldham 0009 BA04 / 1
Pay Rate: up to £259 per day PAYE max
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 1 month
City: OLDHAM
Hybrid
You will manage spend within assigned categories as directed by the Category Manager, ensuring that strategic objectives related to value for money and desired outcomes are achieved. This will be done through close collaboration with strategic partners to control expenditure and implement a comprehensive category management approach throughout the procurement and contract life cycle.
You will lead on procurement, supplier, and contract management activities for key commodities and services, providing commercial insights and challenges to optimize efficiency and effectiveness across these areas.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct all procurement activities in a commercial manner and manage commercial risk effectively.
Develop sourcing plans aligned with category strategies, by managing the prioritisation of spend activity within this category and identify areas of cost savings.
Engage with key stakeholders to ensure the sourcing plans and category strategy is aligned and meets the needs of the Directorate(s) Strategy.
Take ownership for the delivery of benefits through the implementation of sourcing strategies for agreed categories of spend within the directorate.
Ensure savings targets and KPIs with suppliers are achieved following the implementation of category strategies. To be achieved by taking an appropriate role in the development and management of contracts and agreeing these KPIs.
Work with business stakeholders to ensure end user compliance to contracted suppliers.
Understand and be familiar with all aspects of the Councils procurement methodology and Public Contracts Regulations. To ensure that all procurement and contract management is undertaken in accordance with Council’s Contract Procedure Rules and relevant legislative requirements.
Key requirements:
Detailed knowledge and understanding of Public Procurement Regulations 2015 and legislation
Knowledge of legislation and policy impacting on the wider public sector environment and the potential implications of in the strategic supply chain
Experience of managing expenditure within a specific category of spend in a public or private sector environment
Proven experience of delivering a procurement category strategy and benefits including financial savings.
Experience in the preparation, analysis, interpretation and reporting of procurement management information
Experience of developing and implementing key contractual performance indicators in a public sector environment
Experience of managing projects with a range of stakeholders
Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner which can be easily understood by a wide audience
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Job Ref: Oldham 0009 BA04 / 1
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