Job Ref: 212934480

Date: 2020-12-22 11:54:05

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Procurement Manager – Estates, Facilities and Construction

Milton Keynes

£60,000 plus 30% pension and bonus

A new role has been created as a Procurement Manager/Category Lead to run a small team of Category Managers, delivering a procurement strategy and leading a range of procurement projects in construction, facilities and estates team.

Responsibilities of the Procurement Manager/Category Lead:

* Developing considered procurement strategies to ensure value for money balanced against meeting capacity requirements

* Manage a small team of Category Managers, direct line manager for two reports

* Key role and point of contact to developing long term relationships with suppliers and contractors

* Collaborating with other departments to formulate wider business plans, providing supply chain information and insight

* Report to the Head of Procurement and advise senior management teams on supply chain trends

* Analyse spend and contractor performance through review, make changes as part of a procurement programme to deliver savings and efficiencies

* Providing advice and knowledge on estates procurement, acting as the subject matter expert

* Promote and champion new ways of working, driving forward a continuous improvement culture

Requirements to be a Procurement Manager/Category Lead:

* MCIPS or CIPS qualification and membership

* Extensive experience of working in procurement at a strategic level, developing long and short-term strategies

* IT literate in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project Management software

* Estate procurement category knowledge, facilities, engineering service and construction (NEC3 + 4)

* Strong negotiator and able to build partnerships with contractors and suppliers

* Previous management or leadership of procurement staff

* Able to review suppliers to mitigate risk, improve performance and achieve savings

* Have reported to senior management and stakeholders, able to clearly communicate through reports and presentations

* Public sector procurement processes, including drafting OJEU Notices, PQQs and ITT documentation.

This role is based out of the Milton Keynes office, however during the Covid-19 pandemic this role will be based from home. This role will require someone to have British Nationality and to achieve security clearance due to the nature of this Government organisation

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