Procurement Manager

Placed: 04/12/17
Region: London
Location: London
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Greenacre Recruitment are working alongside a Housing Association in Greater London to recruit a Procurement Manager. Your role will be to support the Head of Procurement in ensuring that the client maintains a strategic approach to procurement and to act as a central point of expertise, advice and support to teams across the organisation. You will support or lead procurement projects to achieve compliance and a positive outcome and will take a category management approach to ensure they achieve sound value for money and best practice procurement. This is a period of transition for our client so the right candidate must be willing to embrace the change within the organisation and adopt their vision, principles and objectives.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Management of People
To provide effective management to the Assistant Buyer(s) and provide effective leadership as a senior member of the procurement team.
To ensure development of direct reports and support the team in gaining wider knowledge

2. Procurement
Provide specialist advice and support on a broad range of procurement matters, including EU procurement law, research of current practice and review of existing and future contracts.
To lead and manage procurement activities in accordance with established procedures, complying with current legislation and ensuring value for money, efficiency and best practice procurement becomes embedded.
Act as support in contract and supplier management, supporting in the delivery of innovation and ensure we get value from existing relationships.
Lead projects including category analysis and associated tenders, including compiling OJEU notices, tenders, supplier questionnaires and supplier due diligence.
Responsible for the formulation and negotiation of contracts ensuring contracts comply with legislative requirements.
To maintain an overview of supplier spend and activities to analyse, identify and promote collaborative opportunities for improved value in our procurement activities.
Support the identification of new procurement opportunities, and efficiency, considering collaboration where appropriate, through the use of frameworks or consortia. Utilise supplier and spend data to identify procurement opportunities.
Provide professional support and expertise to others to develop and implement SLAs/KPIs with contractors and support the directorates in monitoring performance, including supporting complex contract management and performance issues with supply chain.
Achieve and track financial savings through procurement activity in line with budgets and targets.
To develop and provide monthly update reports on procurement projects.
Conducting benchmarking and other market research. Contributing and drafting reports for senior management and board members. Reports to contain options analysis and recommendations in line with directorate strategies.
To assist with maintaining and promoting a framework of supporting documents and systems.
Maintain and increase awareness of procurement & contract management practice and data through research and networking and where appropriate incorporate changes to enhance practices, procedures, templates, systems and guidelines to achieve value for money solutions.
Delivery of continual improvement in the overall running and administrative operation where necessary, including identifying areas for improvement and delivery against plans.

3. Customer Service
To actively champion excellent customer service within the team
Solutions orientated with a creative and innovative approach to ensuring continued improvement within the function
To monitor customer standards within the team, managing issues where they arise, and escalating where required

4. Stakeholder Management
Involve stakeholders in defining requirement and assisting in delivering procurement projects to time, quality and cost
To ensure a collaborative approach is adopted, and stakeholders are kept informed and up to date

5. Other Duties
Be a role model for the clients values
Be proactive and ensure the reporting procedure is in place to escalate any Health and Safety issues you may see

Price / Salary: £53000 - £57000/annum