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Procurement Manager

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Sunderland

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Join a dynamic procurement team as a Procurement Specialist, where you'll manage the procurement process and build strong supplier relationships. This role is perfect for someone with a passion for ethical sourcing and a desire to grow their career in procurement. You'll work in a hybrid environment, balancing on-site client interactions with remote flexibility. If you're driven, have a strong commercial awareness, and are eager to make an impact in the public sector, this is the opportunity for you. Embrace a role that focuses on sustainable supply solutions and contribute to meaningful projects across various categories.

5+ years of procurement experience, ideally in the public sector.
CIPS qualified or equivalent experience required.

Manage the end-to-end procurement process for customers.
Build and maintain supplier relationships and guide onboarding.

Procurement Experience

Stakeholder Engagement

Commercial Awareness

Social Value Understanding

Knowledge of PCRs

CIPS Qualification

Job Description

Value Match are looking to appoint a North East based Procurement Specialist to join their growing procurement team on a permanent basis. This role will offer hybrid working (with a requirement to be on site with clients 2-3 days a week or when required), with a salary of £40-50K (depending on experience). We are looking for a driven individual who can support the delivery of our procurement solutions and build effective relationships with both customers and suppliers. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow their career in procurement and work across a variety of categories and projects. You will join an existing procurement team that has a strong focus on ethical and sustainable supply to provide the most effective solutions to our range of customers.

Responsibilities

As Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement process on behalf of the customer and working with the wider procurement team to deliver solutions that meet the needs of the customer. You will be involved in building supplier relationships and guiding them through the supplier onboarding process, ensuring we are engaging on a regular basis to fully understand a supplier’s service offering.

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate will have the following experience and skills:

At least 5 years of procurement experience, ideally in the public sector
CIPS qualified or equivalent experience
Strong commercial awareness with the ability to develop and build effective solutions
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to identify solutions to support customers
Understanding of Social Value including how to embed through procurement to achieve objectives
Knowledge of PCRs and willingness to proactively learn and adopt new legislation/policy notes to improve outcomes and ensure compliance
Ability to work at pace with conflicting priorities

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