Castlefield Recruitment are happy to be working in partnership with the University of Staffordshire as an exciting opportunity has arisen to join their Financial Services department as Head of Procurement.
With addressable non-pay spend in excess of £37m and a capital programme of £17m, the Head of Procurement will report to the Director of Finance. You will be responsible for leading the University’s procurement strategy, including the development and implementation of procurement frameworks and overseeing tenders and contract awards for goods, services and works.
Duties will include:
* Driving strategic change to enhance procurement systems and processes, ensuring professionalism and ethical standards.
* Creating and updating policies, delivering training, and producing management information on procurement performance for University boards and committees.
* Monitoring procurement activities, benchmarking against sector best practices, and managing supplier relationships through effective negotiation.
* Building and maintaining influential relationships internally and externally is also a critical aspect of this role.
* Ability to demonstrate experience in managing a full procurement service in a public sector environment including formulation of policies and procedures, experience in negotiation and implementation of supplier contracts, relationship management, and ensuring compliance with the new Public Procurement Regulations.
* Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills; you will have experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships with key stakeholders to deliver a collaborative and integrated procurement function.
Person:
The successful Head of Procurement will have:
* Full MCIPS or equivalent level of relevant experience.
* Previous experience in the public sector.
* Ability to forward plan and demonstrate strategic thinking.
* Competent knowledge and application of Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Provider Selection Regime, and PA2023.
Please note that direct approaches and speculative CVs will be directed to Castlefield Recruitment to be included in the recruitment process.
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