Your new company

You'll be joining a public sector organisation that provides a variety of services for the wider community. With the new public procurement regulations coming up, the procurement team are busy running tenders across a variety of indirect categories and looking for an experienced candidate to join their growing function.

Your new role

• Deliver procurement & tender activities across a variety of indirect categories (waste, vehicles, PPE, parts, consumables, health etc.) across a mixture of call off (bespoke & existing frameworks), mini-competitions and full tenders

• Go out for early market engagement and run testing exercises to ensure documentation and specifications are tailored to the organisation

• Asses and manage risk associated with sourcing activities

• Working closely with service leads and legal to develop form of contracts, T&Cs, KPIs and pricing models

• Engage closely with internal stakeholders to understand business procurement needs

• Work with the team to create a procurement strategy and plan for long term goals and react to short-term needs

• Ensuring compliance with public contract regulations / procurement act 2023

• Analysis of spend on goods and services via Agresso ERP

• Supporting the corporate awareness of policy through procurement initiatives, with a focus on social value, modern slavery and sustainability

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience working in a public sector procurement role

• A strong understanding of public sector procurement regulations (PCR15 / PA23)

• Working experience of managing call off, mini-competitions and tenders

• Strong attention to detail

• Stakeholder management and supplier engagement skills

• ERP / MS Office proficiency

What you'll get in return

• A salary of up to £40,476 (increases to £41,511 after probation)
• A remote-based working pattern (ad-hoc travel to sites and suppliers in the Gloucestershire area)
• An opportunity to gain experience in a wide-range of categories
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising to 30 days after 5 years of services)
• Employee discount rewards
• Access to health and wellbeing platforms
• Standard pension

What you need to do now

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