Senior Procurement Contract Manager

Job title:

Senior Procurement Contract Manager

Company

Butler Rose

Job description

Butler Rose are delighted to be working with an Exeter based Public Sector organisation who have a current requirement for a Senior Procurement Contract Manager. The role is wide ranging in scope and covers an area of critical spend for the organisation.The role offers hybrid/remote working with 1 day in the office each fortnight.Duties include:

• To provide strategic direction and thinking for category procurement that fully aligns procurement activity to the delivery of the strategic goals and financial targets.
• Be a senior member of the Procurement Team as a progressive, responsive, and innovative individual who delivers excellent value for money through innovation, collaboration, commercial awareness, professionalism and continuous improvement.
• Manage all aspects of their categories including sourcing, contracting and supplier relationship management, contract management, spend analysis, and market trends for the addressable spend.
• Being responsible within your category for developing and delivering the annual Procurement workplan, including financial savings targets.
• Maximise the return on investment in procurement, through smarter procurement and cost down initiatives; ensuring that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
• Lead the development, design, and implementation of all tender activity for their categories, to ensure the best possible outcomes (price, service, quality) and legal compliance.

To be chosen for the role

• Expert procurement knowledge, backed up by professional qualification (CIPS or equivalent) and significant senior procurement experience.
• Extensive public sector procurement experience
• Good working knowledge of commercial/supplier landscape and of constantly changing markets.
• Must have the knowledge skills and appropriate experience to be able to work beneficially and enhance the value procurement provides
• Significant knowledge and experience of managing procurement risk.
• Understanding of Continuous Improvement Techniques (eg: Lean Six Sigma, 5S (Sort, Set In order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain), Kaizen, and Quality Circles).

Benefits

• Salary up to £50,000 DOE
• Flexible working options are available.
• Enhanced pension
• 37.5hr week.
• Parking on-site.
• Hybrid work (1 day every, 2 weeks on site)
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays + flextime
• Personal development courses
• Paid sick leave.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Expected salary

£50000 per year

Location

Exeter

Job date

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 04:17:53 GMT

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