Procurement Specialist

You'll manage a varied portfolio of tenders across categories, working alongside our Strategic Procurement Managers. You'll be the go-to person for best-practice tender advice, creating strong documentation, running a clean process and making sure everything complies with the Procurement Act 2023. It's a role for someone who enjoys variety and wants their work to make a difference.

What you'll be doing

• Managing a portfolio of procurement projects that are fair, transparent, proportionate and compliant

• Helping shape sourcing strategies, including routes to market and lotting, with creative, value-for-money ideas

• Making sure we've considered how to lower barriers for SMEs

• Developing and reviewing tender documentation, and running the tender query process with a full audit trail

• Advising and supporting project managers who run smaller "self-service" tenders

• Keeping our procurement pipeline accurate and up to date with stakeholders

• Supporting larger, strategic procurements, including moderations, presentations and bidder dialogue sessions

• Taking oversight of selected key contracts and helping colleagues apply the terms correctly

• Building sustainability and social value into procurements, and improving our tender processes as you go

• Applying procurement governance so our decisions are auditable and audit-ready

What we're looking for

• Experience managing end-to-end procurement across a range of categories, ideally using e-tendering software

• A strong grasp of public sector procurement and Public Procurement Regulations

• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and numeracy

• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to deliver training

• A solution-focused approach and a willingness to innovate and improve processes

• CIPS qualified or working towards it is desirable