Strategic Procurement Lead

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation with various locations in Staffordshire, is currently looking to recruit a Strategic Procurement Lead to complete a complex ICT Procurement project. They require someone as soon as possible on an initial 6 month contract, with a rate of £26.06/hour PAYE, equivalent to £50,952 per annum. This role will be hybrid working with 3 days on site in either Stoke-on-Trent or Stafford. 
Essential Skills:
- Experience leading on complex, high value contracts and tenders 
- Public Sector Procurement experience 
- Experience dealing with very senior organisational stakeholders 
- Experience of management multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder complex projects 
- Able to prepare, lead and manage Public Contract Regulations 2015 processes and associated documentation 
- Excellent supplier stakeholder management and engagement skills 
- CIPS qualification preferred but not essential 
- Able to successfully lead a complex procurement project across an ICS 
-  Knowledge and experience of conducting a competitive exercise via a nationally approved framework 
- Ability to provide detailed feedback and reports to senior stakeholders 
- Experience of project managing a complex, high value PCR procurement exercise 
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please get in touch.