Procurement Manager

Location: Hertfordshire

Job Type: Contract – PAYE/Inside IR35

Work Type: Hybrid

Purpose of the Job

To form part of the team responsible for the provision of strategic procurement advice, best practice guidance, and delivering robust and commercially sound procurement processes.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• To provide advice and challenge to managers and staff across company as an expert on procurement matters and to work with them to fulfil company’s strategic objectives, ensuring the highest standards of professional excellence in procurement.
• Support senior officers with negotiation planning, dispute resolution, procurement challenges, advice on financial assessments, and provision of appropriate training. On occasion to lead negotiations with suppliers.
• Guide the preparation and review of robust, detailed business cases and commercial assessments by officers across the company, ensuring that all proposed major procurements are subject to robust examination of market assessment, demand management, solutions considered, process undertaken, and contract management arrangements.
• Work with the Head of Procurement to develop, implement, and monitor the Council’s new Procurement Strategy.
• Provide effective performance management and development of direct reports.
• Act as a senior procurement adviser on a range of major procurement projects.
• Drive and inspire improvements in procurement processes across the organisation, providing appropriate challenge.
• Support the Head of Procurement and Asst. Director, Finance in the effective management of all key relationships, including deputising for the Head of Procurement as required and representing the function as appropriate in the corporate and regional arenas, establishing strong external procurement networks, and ensuring the learning and experience obtained is brought back into the council.