26/03/2025
Procurement Assistant Manager
Location - Hybrid/Essex, Brentwood, Rochford
Annual Salary - £34,266 to £40,313 plus Gov pension
Full Time - 12 months fixed term contract with strong possibility of an extension
Reference - 7861095
Please Note - Expectation to attend the offices is typically once to twice per week based on business needs.
Background
We are 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 ECC the role will develop to incorporate category and contract work.
Procurement Assistant Manager – Essex Procurement Partnership
Working across District and Borough Councils but working as part of the Essex County Council 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 – Essex Housing and Construction
Providing procurement services to Essex Housing LLP, focussing on category management and sourcing of professional services and housing construction projects. The role will also support the Council's construction projects, including national framework call offs.
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
Qualifications 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.
If you are interested in this role, please call 020 3641 9193 for further details or email your CV to apply@instajobsuk.com