Senior Procurement Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Aspect Resources
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Senior Procurement Manager role involves overseeing the full procurement life cycle, particularly in a regulated environment, and requires strong knowledge of public sector procurement principles. The position is based in various locations in the UK, with a hybrid working arrangement of 2-3 days on-site. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading open procurements and advising stakeholders on business cases. This role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the full procurement life cycle and manage open contract tenders.
- Lead open procurements in a regulated environment, ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Produce and advise on business cases (OBC, FBC) for stakeholder guidance.
- Demonstrate strong commercial acumen and evidence-based decision making.
- Engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Drive collaborative decision-making and deliver timely outcomes.
- Make quick and effective decisions based on sound judgment.
- Maintain a customer and delivery focus in a fast-paced environment.
- Manage multiple demands and conflicting priorities efficiently.
- Communicate commercial advice clearly to senior leaders.
- Utilize Microsoft Office suite effectively, including Outlook, Word, Teams, and Excel.
- Apply risk management techniques in procurement processes.
Key Skills:
- Full procurement life cycle experience.
- Experience in running/leading open procurements in a regulated environment.
- Strong knowledge of public sector procurement principles and legislation (PCR2015, PA23).
- Ability to produce and advise on business cases (OBC, FBC).
- Strong commercial acumen and evidence-based decision-making skills.
- Excellent people engagement skills.
- Collaborative approach to decision-making.
- Ability to make quick and effective judgments.
- Customer and delivery focus.
- Ability to manage multiple demands and conflicting priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
- Good understanding of risk management and mitigation techniques.
- Working knowledge of sourcing systems (desirable).
Salary: £625/day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Role: Senior Procurement Manager
Location: London, Plymouth, Lincoln, York, Croydon, Wakefield, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham whichever is closest (2/3 days/week on site)
IR35: Inside
Rate: £625/day (Umbrella) MAX
Duration: 6 months initially
Minimum Requirement:
- Full procurement life cycle experience
- Open contract tender
- Experience of running/leading open procurements in a regulated environment with a strong understanding of the benefits delivered through best practice.
- Strong working knowledge of public sector procurement principles and legislation including both PCR2015 and full understanding of Procurement Act 23 (PA23). (The successful candidate will be expected to run a large procurement under PA23 from OBC to award).
- Experience of producing or advising on business cases (OBC, FBC) to be able to advise stakeholders in the business accordingly.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to show evidence-based decision making.
- Excellent people engagement skills across all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
- A collaborative approach to drive decisions and deliver on timely outcomes.
- Ability to apply judgement to make quick and effective decisions.
- Customer and delivery focus to meet deadlines in a fast paced and ever-changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple demands and conflicting priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in delivering commercial advice to senior leaders.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products including Outlook, Word, Teams and Excel
- Good understanding and practical knowledge of risk management and appropriate risk mitigation techniques when managing procurements.
Desirable Criteria:
- Working knowledge of sourcing systems.
Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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