Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager focuses on builds an in-depth understanding of the specific operational context, opportunities and challenges facing their internal customer(s) to ensure the provision of procedural advice.

What the role involves

• Builds an in-depth understanding of the specific operational context, opportunities and challenges facing their internal customer(s) to ensure the provision of procedural advice.
• Support to internal customers to ensure local or unit-specific business practices within their area of functional expertise are high quality, effective and compliant with relevant.
• Completes an annual cycle of formally recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to maintain and deepen their professional expertise.
• Uses a variety of information resources and professional networks to maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in external policy, practice, and regulation within their profess.
• Shows an understanding of value for money/cost effectiveness in the advice, recommendations or service support provided to internal customers.
• Builds a network of with external suppliers/providers/contacts to support effective service provision and knowledge exchange.

Skills and requirements

• Extensive experience of working in a similar role at a similar level managing procurement projects or procurement teams.
• Experience in leading and managing effective negotiations.
• Good understanding of procurement project delivery, including Supplier Relationship Management.
• Undergraduate degree holder or has relevant experience in procurement.

Confirmed role details

• British Council supports working in new ways such as hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management and conditional upon our ability to provide the appropriate level o.

Additional role context

• Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
• The Global Procurement function is split into clusters and this role will report to a Senior Procurement Manager.
• Will support the implementation of a sourcing plan and delivering procurement projects as required within the cluster.