A large and highly regarded public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to join its procurement and commercial team. Operating within a complex and highly regulated environment, the organisation delivers essential public services and is committed to achieving value for money, robust governance and sustainable procurement outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established procurement function supporting a broad portfolio of goods, services and works procurement activity while working alongside senior stakeholders across the organisation.

Your new role

As Procurement Specialist, you will support the delivery of strategic procurement projects, manage sourcing exercises and provide commercial advice to stakeholders across a range of categories. You will be responsible for leading compliant procurement exercises, delivering value through negotiation and contract management, and helping the organisation achieve its commercial and procurement objectives.

• Key responsibilities will include:Leading end-to-end procurement and tendering exercises.
• Delivering procurements in line with UK public procurement regulations and organisational governance requirements.
• Managing supplier relationships and contract performance.
• Supporting procurement strategies, category plans and market engagement activity.
• Undertaking commercial, financial and risk analysis to support procurement decisions.
• Delivering savings, efficiencies and value improvement initiatives.
• Providing procurement advice and guidance to operational and senior stakeholders.
• Supporting contract implementation, supplier performance management and continuous improvement activities.
• Preparing procurement reports, recommendations and business cases.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders to identify procurement opportunities and improve commercial outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful, you will have previous experience working within a public sector procurement environment and a strong understanding of regulated procurement activity.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience leading tendering and sourcing activities.Knowledge of UK public procurement legislation and procurement best practice.
• Strong procurement, commercial and contract management experience.
• Proven supplier management and stakeholder engagement capability.
• Experience delivering value through procurement activity, cost reduction initiatives and service improvements.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and communication skills.
• Excellent commercial awareness and analytical capability.
• Experience using eTendering systems, procurement platforms and contract management tools.
• Ability to manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously and work to challenging deadlines.
• You should have CIPS qualifications or demonstrate significant time served in Procurement.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive day rate.
• The assignment will run through until March 2027 initially, with scope to extend.
• A hybrid working arrangement with a mix of home and office working. 2 days is expected in the office each week
• Exposure to a broad range of procurement categories and projects such as IT, Corporate Services, Capital Equipment and Construction.
• Opportunity to work within a large and complex public sector organisation.
• Supportive and collaborative procurement team environment.
• Opportunity to further develop your public sector procurement expertise.

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