Procurement Assistant Manager

I am currently looking for Procurement Assistant Managers to join a well-established public organisation on a 12-month FTC based in Chelmsford offering a salary up to £40,000! The Procurement Assistant Managers will sit in the purchasing department with excellent progression opportunities.

Role Responsibilities

1. Leading the development, maintenance and implementation of category strategies, ensuring alignment to commissioning objectives.
2. Leading projects and tenders, ensuring all sourcing activity fully complies with appropriate legislation and regulation whilst also complying with each EPP member Authority's policies.
3. Providing support and advice to stakeholders regarding any contractual or procurement matters.
4. Operating a continuous improvement approach to identify and deliver on-going changes whilst also leading the negotiation of commercial and contractual changes to ensure they consistently meet business requirements.

Person Specification

1. Experience in leading and delivering multiple tenders under the public sector regulations.
2. Knowledge of category management and experience of using this methodology in complex commercial environments to deliver significant cost or service improvements.
3. Extensive knowledge of public sector procurement law and the new reforms with an ability to explain the law to non-procurement staff and find pragmatic solutions to potential legal difficulties.

Salary

£35k-£40k

This role offers hybrid working- 1-2 days on site.

This role will be well suited if you have held a role within purchasing or procurement as a Procurement Manager, Purchasing Manager, Senior Buyer, Lead Buyer, Procurement Lead, Procurement Officer, Procurement Specialist, Purchasing Specialist, Category Manager, Commodity Manager, Senior Category Manager or a Category Specialist.