The role
Orbit are delighted to be recruiting for a Procurement Specialist to join us to work on some key upcoming projects for the organisation, bringing with them knowledge and experience of Public Sector procurement. The purpose of procurement is to obtain competitive prices for supplies, delivering the most value for money for the organisation throughout the procurement lifecycle, whilst being done within the applicable legislative framework.
As a Procurement Specialist within Orbit Group, you will be a dynamic, client-focused individual with proven experience of Procurement and assurance processes. This is a hybrid working role, based out of our Coventry office one day per week.
This role is part of Finance where you'll help us to invest more back into communities and design for strength.
What you'll achieve
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to support delivery of Procurement objectives and Orbit’s 2030 Strategy.
* Responsible for delivering sourcing initiatives covering the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle and will have experience of working with the main suppliers.
* Confident in engaging with senior stakeholders.
* Experienced in working as part of a cross-functional team to deliver a range of projects including complex large-scale projects as well as smaller projects.
* Conduct market tenders and manage the evaluation across a cross-functional team to determine supplier selection in accordance with Group Standing Orders and Public Procurement Policy.
* Adhere to the corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in delivery of sourcing initiatives.
* Identify and implement opportunities to deliver savings for clients and drive benefits through smarter, efficient sourcing.
What you’ll bring
Essential skills
* Educated to university standard or equivalent (via Apprenticeship or on the job experience)
* Proven capability of delivering sourcing projects - from mid to higher levels of complexity and which may be global in nature, including all aspects of the tender process.
* Hands on approach, manage projects end to end on their own with minimal oversight on less complex projects.
* Highly organised and results driven, can lead a cross-functional team.
* Experienced in negotiations and excellent communication skills.
* Ability to structure approach to market and develop sourcing strategies.
* Experience in understanding contracts and ability in contract drafting, with limited requirement for specialist legal support.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities, very often to tight deadlines, and deliver results.
* Experience in working with market leading sourcing tools and systems.
* Professional team player, motivated and highly flexible.
* Experience in procuring contract via and/or managing frameworks/dynamic purchasing systems
* Studying towards CIPS Level 4 or above
We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.
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