Senior Procurement Officer

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Applicants must have Public Sector Procurement Experience

Managing procurement team performing the following tasks
Category Management
Formulating invitations to tenders
Contract negotiation
Monitoring performance in line with objectives, building relationships with budget-holders along with guidance and advice on all related procurement issues

For this role you will ideally have experience within:
Procurement
Buying, Merchandising
Contract management
Supply Chain experience

Excellent communication skills are essential

To provide procurement processes, development and implementation of procurement strategy, roles, legislative compliance within which departmental teams must operate when procuring goods and services on behalf of the organisation.

Qualifications & Experience
• CIPS Procurement qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of extensive senior management experience in a similar environment
• Leadership experience of planning and procurement.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Good commercial acumen and ability to develop services to deliver externally.
• Experience of preparing and presenting information to board.
• Experience of effective relationship management with external or internal clients.
• Experience of serving the needs of multiple, diverse stakeholders.
• Experience of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Proven verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills including presentations
. • Delivers personal targets and objectives.
• Encourages and supports team working or partnering in the team.
• Is focused on personal learning and business improvement.
• Cares about customers and communities and works to exceed their expectations