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SalaryContracts and Procurement Manager
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
About Us
Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent regional cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.
Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Contracts and Procurement Manager to support our Finance and Corporate Services Team.
The Benefits
We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
The Role
As our Contracts and Procurement Manager, you will lead the charity’s procurement, and supply chain. You will be responsible for finding and evaluating suppliers, products and services, negotiating contracts, and acquiring the most cost-efficient deals without compromising on quality, ensuring timescales are adhered to and to the benefit of the charity, whilst ensuring that risks relating to information security, data protection and cyber security are managed during the procurement process across the whole charity.
Supporting the Head of Compliance, Risk and Governance (HoC,R&G), you will also be responsible for drafting and revising contracts, ensuring that they are accurate and relevant, and documentation is stored in a central repository. They will be responsible for ensuring that each contract contains the optimal suite of clauses and that previous contracts are not rolled forward.
Specifically, you will:
Lead on procurement and contract management across the charity.
Devising and utilising appropriate sourcing strategies to achieve value for money for the charity.
Discovering suitable suppliers and being able to initiate business and effective organisational partnerships so that the charity has preferred suppliers to support operations.
Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
Approving the ordering of necessary goods and services where necessary.
Providing advice and counsel across the charity in relation to procurement.
Working with colleagues who represent very varied disciplines e.g. marketing, retail, research and services and corporate services to support, where required
Ensuring that every contract signed by the charity supports the contribution of its goals, values and objectives.
Drafting contracts and negotiating redrafts to reach finalisation of contracts with preferred suppliers on a timely basis.
Monitoring the execution of contract delivery to ensure that they comply with the appropriate standards and specifications (including but not limited to data protection, liability clauses, safeguarding arrangements, trademark registration, communication agreements, etc).
Monitoring the performance of contracts across the charity and ensuring that deliverables are fulfilled by holding suppliers to account through regular KPI / SLA meetings.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
To have experience working within a supply chain and with a range of stakeholders both internal and external.
To be CIPS accredited (MCIPS) or educated to a degree level or equivalent, preferably in Business or a related field.
To have demonstratable experience as a Procurement Manager at a similar level
To have demonstratable experience in drafting, negotiating, and managing contracts and agreements ideally in the charity sector.
To have experience in project management and managing stakeholders to meet agreed targets and deadlines.
To have knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market.
To have a good working knowledge of charity and company law.
To have demonstratable talent in negotiations and networking.
To have aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.]
To have strong leadership capabilities.
To have excellent organisational, project management and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines.
To have a proactive ‘can do’ attitude and be able to problem solve and develop practical solutions, using your own initiative.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 11 February. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
The charity is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.
