Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Procurement Manager for an initial 3-6 month contract on a rate of circa £300-350/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid working with a minimum of 1 day in the office as and when required.
Responsibilities:
- Administration of all procurement related activities
- To support ensuring all procurement activities (including those delivered by outsourced partners (e.g. Managing Agents) satisfy regulatory and legal requirements
- Maintain the Contracts Register, ensuring business-wide compliance and engagement and that our register is complete and current at all times.
- Support production of Annual Procurement Report
- Any other tasks or duties reasonably expected
Essential Skills:
- 3 years + experience of managing procurement systems within the public sector.
- Experience throughout contract life cycle – scoping, procurement/ negotiation, contract delivery
- Ability and confidence to hit the ground running
- Educated to degree level (BSc/BA) or equivalent
- Negotiation/ influencing and good communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Strong team worker
- Regular management of administrative tasks
- Public sector procurement
- Use of the Scottish Government Procurement Journey
- Use of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
- Use of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
- Contract scoping, tendering, negotiation
- Managing contract delivery
- Formal reporting
Desirable Skills:
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply membership
- Confidence in dealing with senior leadership (Internal or external)
- Experience of wide range of contract types (goods, services, works)
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.