Procurement Specialist
Posted 1 day ago by Hays
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Moorgate, City of London (EC2), EC2V
Summary: The Procurement Specialist role involves embedding procurement strategies and processes within a faith-based charity in London. The position requires collaboration with key stakeholders across IT, finance, and operations to develop sustainable procurement practices. The ideal candidate will have experience in a procurement environment, particularly within the public sector or charity, and will play a crucial role in shaping the organization's procurement strategy. CIPS qualification is advantageous but not essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Embed procurement strategy and processes within the organization.
- Engage with key stakeholders including IT, finance, and operations.
- Develop and implement sustainable procurement processes.
- Manage supplier onboarding and review supplier documentation.
- Support new ways of working across the business.
Key Skills:
- Experience embedding procurement processes in new environments.
- Ability to educate key stakeholders on procurement policies.
- Prior working relationships with operations and finance.
- Experience in procurement within the public sector, charity, or local government.
- CIPS qualification (advantageous but not essential).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are working with a client here in London as they look to progress and promote procurement processes across the business in a fairly greenfield environment. This client is a faith-based charity. As the Procurement specialist here, you will be instrumental in embedding the procurement strategy and process. Engaging positively with your key stakeholders (IT, finance, and operations) you will help to develop and implement a sustainable procurement process. You will manage the supplier onboarding process as well as review supplier documentation and support new ways of working across the business.
To succeed in this role, you will have experience embedding procurement processes in a new environment and educating key stakeholders along the way. You will have prior working relationships with operations and finance to embed new policies effectively. If you are CIPS qualified, this would be advantageous, though not essential. Having experience working within a procurement environment, within the public sector/ charity or local government would be highly advantageous.
In return, you will receive a competitive salary and hybrid working opportunities. You will also gain a great opportunity to shape a missing lead organisation strategy and new procurement processes. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk