Senior Procurement Specialist - Operations

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London Fire Brigade is the busiest fire and rescue service in the country. What's more, we are one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world protecting people and property from 102 stations across the 1587 square kilometres of Greater London.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is in the early stages of a multi-year transformation journey. This aims of this transformation are to provide the capabilities, capacity, and resiliency to enable LFB to provide the best possible service to London and Londoners.
As part of this, the Commercial and Procurement team is likewise transforming to introduce a robust end-to-end category management capability. We are seeking enthusiastic, passionate, and experienced Procurement Professionals to join our team for this exciting journey!
The Senior Procurement Specialist will support the Operations Category team in developing and managing the sourcing strategy and contracting process on behalf of our Operational stakeholders. This includes the timely production of compliant public contracts sourcing plans and contract awards; ongoing supplier performance and risk management; development of market analysis and multi-year category plans in pursuit of the team’s transformation plan; use and promotion of procurement data analytics and MI; proactive and reliable stakeholder engagement; and ensuring that actions and issues are dealt with promptly and meet the function’s performance targets.
Applicants should have a good working knowledge of public contracts regulations (and be aware of the upcoming regulatory change to the new Procurement Act 2023), and will have to demonstrate an understanding of sourcing and contract award methodologies within an Operations Category (such as personal protective equipment, clothing, respiratory equipment, etc). They will also have experience of working flexibly in a team and responding effectively to changing priorities to meet deadlines or targets.
We are looking for someone with hands-on experience in this field, with strong interpersonal skills and who can communicate both verbally and in writing to a high standard. They will have experience of common procurement tools and databases (including Microsoft 365 applications and SharePoint sites).