Procurement Manager – Fm & Construction

• Newly created role due to continued growth of the team
• £55,000 - £63,000 plus 30 days leave + bank holidays, competitive pension
• Hybrid and flexi working, 2 days on site

The public sector practice is excited to announce a new exclusive partnership working across one of London's most vibrant and diverse boroughs. With community and children's social care at the heart of their corporate values, our local authority client is currently undergoing a number of exciting projects as part of its strategic procurement plan (2020-2025) and wider corporate vision.
This includes the focus on community wealth building, promotion of social value, increasing the procurements reputation as well as contract performance management. Subsequently, this involves expanding headcount for their category management and supply chain teams. 
We're currently on the look out for a Procurement Manager who will focus on working closely with the Head of Supply Chain across the Construction and Works categories. This will include, but is not limited to supporting on a number of varied projects spanning across maintenance, repairs, and utilities contracts (anywhere from low value to above threshold spend).  
About the role
As the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for the maintenance of procurement strategies in line with standards of excellence and best value. The role will feature a commercial approach to managing procurement actives, working closely with both internal and external stakeholders to meet the organisations objectives. This includes advice and guidance on commercial models, forms of contracts, social value, route to market and technical specifications. You'll be required to:

• Develop best value sourcing options (e.g. multi/single source, outsource, framework, collaboration, type of procurement procedure) and which align with procurement strategies
• Carry out high value and/or complex compliant procurement processes (including development and quality assurance of tender documents) in line with statutory guidelines i.e. Public Contract Regulations (2015)
• Provide commercial, regulatory, legal and corporate governance advice to business units, related to the procurement process, contract and specification development
• Identify opportunities to deliver savings/cost avoidance 
• Work flexibly across Strategic Procurement to support operational demand where required
• Direct and oversee the day-to-day management of staff. 

Experience and skills required
You'll need to be able to evidence at least 3 years' experience of working across procurement tenders and demonstrate a good understanding of how to develop robust commercial models, specifications, contract performance and service level agreements.
While knowledge of PCR15 would be advantageous, it is not essential for this post and we recognise that this can be seen as a barrier for stepping into public sector.
By contrast, our client is keen to ensure that procurement professionals are encouraged to apply for this role based on experience of working within the Construction/Assets/Estates/FM categories.
This includes ability to demonstrate best practice in procurement and contract management. Your interpersonal skills will be assessed based on evidence of business partnering, and supplier relationship management.
In return..
You will join a culturally supportive and diverse working environment that offers flexible working, career progression opportunities, a commercial approach to procurement and exposure to a number of exciting projects where opportunities to get involved will not be a barrier. Your working pattern will be hybrid with around 2 days in the office (negotiable). 
Benefits also include a Disability Confident Scheme, leave entitlement of 30 days + bank holidays, generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.