Senior Strategic Procurement Officer

Senior Strategic Procurement Officer

3 Month Contract

Based in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 2 Days a week onsite, 3 Days Remote

£467.59 PD VIA Umbrella, Inside IR35

The candidate will be expected on site at least 2 days per week. Ideally candidates will have adults commissioning experience. We are looking to appoint ASAP so candidates need to be on a max 2-3 week notice period.

About the Job: Working as part of the Strategic Procurement Service you will manage the delivery of high value and complex tenders, or work with a Business Partner to undertake specific category projects. This is one of a number of posts in the Strategic Procurement Service that work flexibly to support the commercial needs of the Company. Success will depend on developing critical relationships at all levels, particularly with Directors, lead commissioners, outcome managers, senior managers and others who influence commercial outcomes. You will be expected to demonstrate a high level of commercial knowledge and expertise perhaps in a specialist subject area.

This is what we need you to do -

Provide commissioners or other clients with pragmatic and informed advice so that customer outcomes and value for money requirements are met or exceeded. Specifically you will need to;

• Use specialist knowledge or expertise, eg supplier or market research, cost modelling, risk transfer or benchmarking to achieve outcomes

• Use information and analysis to inform the development of commissioning and commercial thinking.

• Undertake or lead discreet procurement projects and attend project/review board meetings as required.

• Assess Social Value and work to maximise it through your work.

• Ensure effective communication and engagement with stakeholders and partners (including external suppliers).

• Assess and manage the risk associated with each activity.

• Keep up-to-date with relevant policy, best practice and legislative changes.

• Work on complex innovative or higher risk tenders or in areas where the supply market is less well developed.

• Work with legal and other professional experts to develop the form of contract, special terms and conditions, KPI's and where appropriate incentive or payment strategies.

• Prepare procurement strategies that describe your procurement findings and recommended approach.

• Ensure that specifications and outcomes are expressed in a meaningful way that can be priced by the market.

• Develop evaluation models to achieve the desired outcome and best value for money.

• Ensure compliance with all legal and Company requirements and policies.

• Prepare a tender evaluation report on completion of the tender exercise.

In addition, for the higher grade you will

• Apply specialist knowledge and expertise and use critical evaluation and interpretation of data and information to create a mandate for change.

• Working with the Business Partner, undertake or lead category or procurement reviews that result in actions to improve service outcomes, value for money or risk.

Experience

• Worked in a procurement or commissioning environment.

• Worked with less direct supervision or guidance where the project are service solution is perhaps less developed or more innovative.

• Translated often technical or complex commissioning needs and outcomes into specification and tender documents.

• Experience of managing significant or complex tenders.

• Researched markets and suppliers and understand how to develop a tender to gain maximum value for money whilst managing risk.

• Evaluated the makeup of cost and used cost reduction techniques to improve value for money.

• Built and maintained productive relationships, including those with key stakeholders and external organisations.

• Worked in a structured or project based environment.

• Worked independently or with others to deliver discreet projects.

• Developed communication and stakeholder management plans.

• Produced written and verbal summaries.

Knowledge, Skills and Understanding

• Proven delivery skills and experience of working to tight, pressurised deadlines in complex Matrix managed organisations.

• Knowledge of procurement regulations and at least a good/expert understanding or contract law, risk management and contract management.

• An ability to compile a tender to achieve the desired outcomes and delivers best value for money and an appropriate balance of risk and reward.

• An ability to add value through expert knowledge and understanding of a given outcome/portfolio area.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing and the ability to simplify technical and complex information.

• Good commercial skills, including cost modelling, negotiation, project management, benchmarking, financial management and other business improvement techniques.

Education & Qualifications

• This position is required to possess or be working towards a recognised professional qualification CIPS level 4 or above or related graduate level discipline or equivalent by experience.

• You are required to possess a graduate degree, or equivalent/appropriate experience and have or be working towards CIPS level 5/6 or equivalent professional qualification or have relevant experience.

Due to high demand we are only able to respond to applications that meet the required criteria