Procurement Manager
- Employer
- Value Match Services Ltd
- Location
- NE1, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- Salary: £40,000.00 max.
- Closing date
- 15 Feb 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Purchasing, supply (main), Buying, Contracts, Logistics, Operations, Procurement, Supply chain, Category management
- Job Level
- Analyst, Buyer, Consultant, Co-ordinator / Controller, Executive / Officer, Manager, Planner, Specialist
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising / Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking,Finance and Insurance, Catering, Charities, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Education, Electronics, Engineering / Manufacturing, Event Management, Healthcare, Horticulture, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet / New Media, Legal, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Not For Profit, Charities, Private sector, Production & Operations, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport, Travel & Hospitality, Energy, FMCG
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- CIPS Membership
- CIPS member
Job Details
Client Overview:
Our Client, a Neutral Vendor Solutions Provider with Head Offices based in the North East, provide Procurement, Contract and Performance Management support to the Public Sector.
Role Overview:
Due to continued growth our Client is looking to bring in a Procurement Manager who will be responsible for leading a team of Procurement and Senior Procurement Specialists, to provide key support to our Clients customers. The role will drive a high-performance team environment, leading to customer satisfaction and delivery. The role will be the escalation point from the Procurement Specialists, and lead on complex projects.
You will be responsible for providing effective team management covering all aspects including; performance, development, allocation of resource/projects based on category and capacity, monitoring team delivery and ensuring customer and supplier requirements are met. You will run complex sourcing events, including clarifying requirements, developing specifications with clients and identifying suitable suppliers for specific projects. The role will require you to be involved with both customer and supplier negotiations, providing MI and data analysis on costs and both team and project performance.
This is a permanent opportunity based in Newcastle City Centre with a maximum salary of £40,000 on offer.
Experience Required:
Successful candidates must have the following experience:
- Achieved or working towards MCIPS status
- Experience in a Team Leader/Managerial role ideally in the Public Sector in a similar role
- Strong understanding of modern procurement practices i.e. Public Sector – OJEU/PCR
- Experience or understanding of eSourcing/tendering solutions i.e. BravoSolution, Pro-Vide
- Category and Sourcing experience in either the Private or Public Sector
- Hands on end to end procurement experience – ideally in the Public Sector
- Commercially aware, competent negotiator with strong relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to prioritise multiple projects whilst maintaining client commitments in a fast-paced environment
Company
Through our people and relationships Value Match applies our procurement expertise to enhance the value created in our communities and environment. We work with customers, candidates, suppliers, and other stakeholders to put understanding of value and the creation of value at the core of the solutions and services we offer. At Value Match we are always conscious of creating value for people, relationships, community, and environment. We are able to do this through the services we offer, the causes we support and through the Value Match Foundation, you can read about these in our community stories.
Value Match provides a complete solution to meet the procurement needs of all organisations and support suppliers to successfully bid into procurement. We have 4 service lines:
Resourcing – Matching talent with opportunity.
Consultancy – Matching expertise with purpose.
Training – Matching capability with knowledge
Bid Management – Matching suppliers with buyers
Value Match Resourcing
- We are focused on providing a people centric service that meets candidates and customers needs, ensures cultural, capability and aspirational alignment
- We are procurement professionals who are able to provide specialist procurement, programme management or analytical interim or permanent resourcing
- A flexible managed service that can be a blend of permanent, interim or consulting resources to meet customers changing needs over time
- Procurement resources with experience and knowledge of embedding social, economic and environmental consideration into procurement strategies and operations
- Website
- http://www.value-match.co.uk /
- Telephone
- 0800 917 7884
- Location
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Dee House, Dee Banks
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 5UU
GB
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