Venesky Brown
Senior Procurement Specialist
City of Edinburgh
£433/day
Posted about 15 hours ago
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Responsibilities
- You will lead the development, planning, and implementation of procurement strategies for high-value, high-risk procurements optimizing value for money for customers.
- You will be able to lead and manage all stages of the end-to-end public sector procurement process. This includes from initial conception, strategy development, through the full procurement delivery cycle, to contract award, ensuring compliance with relevant public procurement legislation and procurement policies.
- You will ensure that all stages of your procurement delivery address the Sustainable Procurement Duty and contribute to the sustainability agenda.
- You will work effectively with a wide range of key stakeholders, including customers, colleagues, and external markets to deliver credible procurement strategies and contracts.
- You will actively manage suppliers and engage with customers advising them on their contractual agreements and options using product and market knowledge.
- You will be required to manage a number of activities and projects concurrently and therefore need to have effective time and task management skills.
- You will work flexibly within the team, Division, and across the organization to help deliver the organization’s wider goals in line with the Plan.
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Essential Skills:
- This is a specialist role which requires evidence of a commitment towards continuous professional development, including external, advanced level professional accreditation of CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma, WCC Advanced Practitioner Certification, or relevant equivalent*; or a commitment to attaining such an accreditation once in post.
- Proven track record in the delivery of the full end-to-end public procurement cycle, including sourcing strategy development, tendering, and contract and supplier management.
- Established interpersonal, influencing, and stakeholder management skills with experience of building and maintaining relationships at all levels and working in collaboration with internal and external colleagues. A proven ability to articulate procurement and commercial issues clearly and succinctly to a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Robust analytical skills with the ability to draw out key messages and findings to make recommendations and/or support decisions.
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Skills
Procurement
Stakeholder Management
Contract Management
Supplier Management
Analytical Skills
Sourcing Strategy
Tendering
Public Procurement
Sustainability
Time Management
Interpersonal Skills
Influencing Skills
Collaboration
Compliance
Market Knowledge
Project Management