Senior Procurement Manager / Category Manager / Public Sector

Senior Procurement Manager focuses on line management of 1 fte procurement specialist providing line management support, advice and guidance.

What the role involves

• Line management of 1 FTE Procurement Specialist providing line management support, advice and guidance.
• Work alongside colleagues developing procurement and contract management strategies for a variety of category areas.
• Work with the Procurement and Contracts manager to ensure that procurement risks are identified and opportunities realised.
• Develop contract management approaches with staff, ensuring all procurement and contract management obligations are met in line with the requirements under the Procurement Act 2023.
• Support to other team members and wider colleagues.
• Explore innovative ways to deliver the organisations plan aims, objectives and outcomes.

Skills and requirements

• Good knowledge and experience of public sector procurement regulations, across a variety of category areas.
• Experience and excellent understanding of the Public Contracts regulations 2015 and the understanding the requirements of the new Procurement Act 2023 legislation.
• Experience in preparing procurement tender documentation, building tender timelines, evaluation approaches and methodologies and following due governance processes.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as Chartered Institute of Procurement and supply or a recognised business qualification or substantial previous experience in a procuremen.

Confirmed role details

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays.
• An excellent local government pension scheme.
• An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline.
• Use of a free Onsite gym.

Additional role context

• It is an exciting time to join the procurement and contracts team with the implementation of the new Procurement Act 2023 legislation in February 2025.