We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bracknell Forest to assist with the appointment of a Procurement Business Partner, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £440.45 - £548.00 per day
Responsibilities:
* Lead teams to develop and new contracts delivering clear service improvements andreal cash savings, including assessment of current needs and expenditure,assessment of markets and early engagement with markets. Maintenance of externalnetworks to identify collaborative procurements or innovative approaches.
* Advise senior managers on all procurement and contract management issues; buildstrong and positive relationships across the Council and champion a quality andperformance related culture to ensure service delivery is effective and responds toidentified needs and the Council can deliver its key objectives.
* Advise senior managers and DMTs in developing long term procurement andcommissioning strategies and approaches for their contracts and services, inorder to achieve the best balance of outcomes, Council objectives and cost.
* Champion a proactive, long-term approach to procurement and
commissioning, influencing senior managers to adopt this approach. Supportsenior managers in service design, contract development and strategicplanning.
* Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, particularly the ProcurementAct 2023, GDPR and Freedom of Information, and the Councils ContractStanding Orders.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Full Membership of the CharteredInstitute of Procurement andSupply or equivalent relevantqualification
* Evidence of continuingprofessional development
* Educated to A Level (or equivalent)
* GCSE (or equivalent) inMathematics and English
* Excellent computer skills toinclude Microsoft Word andExcel
* Advanced knowledge andexperience of e-tendering andprocurement systems
Experience Required:
* Demonstrable experience ofsuccessfully leading andinfluencing senior managers
* Demonstrable experience ofproducing complex tenderdocumentation and usingfinancial/analytical tools toevaluate tenders
* Previous public sectorprocurement experience,particularly services
* Experience in applying anunderstanding of marketconditions to shape procurementexercises to ensure best value isachieved
Essential Requirements:
* Excellent interpersonal andinfluencing skills - confidentand able to persuade butremain approachable to internalcustomers
* Enthusiastic team player withthe ability to work on owninitiative
* Ability to manage conflictingand competing prioritieseffectively
* Strong literacy and numeracy skills
* Analytical skills with attentionto detail
* Good planning and organisationalskills
Please note:
* You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
* You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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