Procurement Specialist

Oxfordshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Really exciting to be partnering with a national policing Authority safeguarding our future who are now looking for a procurement specialist to support them across a variety of procurement activities.

Remit:

  • Make professional recommendations that will be relied on by the organisation to make important strategic and contractual decisions affecting projects with lifetime budgets exceeding £1m
  • Professional management, end-to-end, of key tenders to ensure compliance with due process. This will include scoping requirements, production of evaluation schemes, evaluating tender returns and award of contracts. Oversee this work undertaken by other procurement professionals.
  • Ensure that non-pay/salary related spend satisfies the Government's requirement of Value-for-Money and meets the appropriate standards in terms of openness, probity, propriety and control.
  • Take responsibility for health & safety, security compliance within the tender/procurement process.
  • Take ownership of risks associated with procurement and work proactively to identify risk and ensure that they are managed within the organisation's risk management framework.

Responsibilities:

  • Challenge and quality-assure work undertaken by senior managers in relation to procurement and contractual undertakings. This would include dealing with any issue relating to non-compliance.
  • Research, identify and make decisions to implement areas of supply for new contracts and framework agreements. Negotiate with suppliers and award agreements.
  • Work closely within the team and with stakeholders to develop and manage beneficial working practices, improving methods for customers, partners and stakeholders. Driving out waste and improving both efficiency and quality are key undertakings.
  • Identify where improvements to Procurement processes can be made. Disseminate 'best-practise' that reflects the Government guidelines, policy and procedures.
  • Be responsible for ensuring that environmental considerations are identified and incorporated within the tender process and ensure the secure and environmentally conscious disposal of goods.
  • Devise and ensure delivery of training programmes for professional Procurement advice service to all stakeholders. This will deal with both commercial and non-commercial contractual arrangements, including the management of the tendering process so that it complies with EU legislation and organisational rules for procurement activity
Start date
ASAP
Duration
3 - 6 months
From
La Fosse Associates Limited
Published at
03.12.2020
Project ID:
2010234
Contract type
Freelance
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