Procurement Assistant Manager

Eden Brown Synergy

Procurement Assistant Managers – Essex

Fixed Term, 12 months but with strong possibility of extension

Full Time, 37 hours per week

34,266 to 40,313 per annum plus Flexible Working & Local Gov Pension

Location (role dependant): Essex, Brentwood, Rochford/Hybrid

Working Style: expectation to attend the offices in locations (above) is typically once to twice per week based on business needs

Do you want to make a difference to real people and real lives?

Our client is looking for experienced procurement professionals who have a good level of hands on experience at tendering within a public sector environment. The initial focus will be very much on delivering sourcing activity, with the opportunity to work across a variety of categories. Working with the organisation the role will develop to incorporate category and contract work.

The Opportunities

Procurement Assistant Manager – Procurement Partnership

Working across District and Borough Councils but working as part of the wider team, you will lead a large number and variety of sourcing projects, working with stakeholders across these Councils and pushing forward collaborative procurement within the partner Authorities.

Procurement Assistant Manager – Sustainable Growth, Social Value and Climate

Actively engage with stakeholders across Sustainable Growth, this role will manage and execute tender processes from start to finish on exciting, impactful projects whilst providing support for strategic sourcing initiatives and activities across the team.

Procurement Assistant Manager – Housing and Construction

Providing procurement services to the Housing company, focusing on category management and sourcing of professional services and housing construction projects. The role will also support the organisation’s construction projects, including national framework call offs.

Interested in a Specific Role?

Should you have a preference in either role, please specify this in your supporting statement when submitting your application.

Why work with them?

• Make a difference to the local community, and help us transform Districts and Boroughs as part of a circular economy as we redefine growth and focus on positive society-wide benefits.
• Work in a small close knit team, but as part of a large procurement team with fantastic experience and support across the circa 120 staff with an annual spend of 1.4 billion.
• Working for an organisation who are the only CIPS accredited Authority in the UK.
• We are the largest Local Authority Procurement Team in the UK and have a national reputation for excellence.
• Work for a high performing team with great team morale and friendly, helpful, and supportive colleagues.
• Happy to consider Public and Private sector backgrounds
• Great training pathways. Encouragement to all staff for their continual professional development with full support and guidance towards CIPS / MCIPS
• Flexible working – with no official start or finish time you can make your work arrangement work around the other elements of your life offering a fantastic work / life balance.
• Local Authority Pension Scheme.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holiday.
• 37 hour working week.
• Continuous Service – Joining us from another local authority? Then you could benefit from bringing your time served and benefits with you.

Accountabilities

• Lead the development, maintenance and implementation of category strategies, ensuring alignment to commissioning objectives.
• Develop and implement innovative approaches and solutions in the delivery of complex projects to enhance levels of service and minimise costs. This requires working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and externally, to ensure best practice can be achieved when implementing new ways of working.
• Collaborate with Senior Managers and Members as to the commercial and financial viability of differing commercial options for specific projects within complex and at times, contentious environments.
• Manage suppliers to ensure they consistently achieve the performance standards set out in contracts and that adequate controls are in place to protect the Authority’s interests. Take a proactive approach to identifying and investigating contractual, commercial and market risks to ensure continuity of supply and protect the Authority’s interests.
• Operate 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.
• Lead projects and tenders, ensuring all sourcing activity fully complies with appropriate legislation and regulation whilst also complying with each EPP member Authority’s policies.
• Work collaboratively with incumbent suppliers and potential new entrants to identify gaps in market provision and explore opportunities to close those gaps.
• Provide support and advice to stakeholders regarding any contractual or procurement matters.
• Support the adoption of best practice approaches with the aim of ensuring that the Procurement function is seen as ‘best in class’. Ensure policies, procedures, documents and workflows are kept up-to-date and remain best in class.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Educated to A level with a relevant professional qualification such as MCIPS or working towards such a qualification or equivalent demonstrable work experience with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of category management and experience of using this methodology in complex commercial environments to deliver significant cost or service improvements.
• Experience in leading and delivering multiple tenders under the public sector regulations.
• 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.
• An awareness of working in a political environment.

Apply and next steps

Ambitious people really fit in here so if you are a talented Procurement Assistant Manager then we would love to hear from you. Please apply via this advert.

Please ensure that you provide a supporting statement at the beginning or end of your CV.

Please only apply if you have all the experience, skills and knowledge as mention in the advert above.

Thank you

Charlotte

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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