Title: Procurement Manager
Location: Hybrid / Remote (1x day a week in the Chelmsford or Cambridge office / 4x days remote)
Salary & Package: £40,000 - £44,000 + a strong benefits package
Sea Global are delighted to be partnering with a leading Higher Education organisation, who are currently looking to recruit two Procurement Managers to join their fast-paced function. The University has a number of exciting projects in the pipeline, sitting across a number of key spend areas.
As such, the Head of Procurement is looking to appoint a Procurement Manager role, to manage the Estates and FM category and a Procurement Manager to manage the Generalist Professional Services categories. The function is currently well grounded within the business and has a lot of projects ready to go from day one.
This role would suit an experienced Category / Senior Buyer / Procurement Officer looking to take a step up, or a Procurement / Category Manager who is looking for a fresh challenge!
Please read on for more information:
Role & Responsibilities
* End to end procurement, including tendering, sourcing and supplier / contract management
* Develop existing relationships with stakeholders across the University, including department heads
* Create tender and other procurement specifications including Frameworks
* Create and implement strategic category plans across the desired categories
Experience & Requirements
* Demonstrable track record within Indirect categories would be a huge benefit, specifically Estates, FM, and Professional Services
* End to end procurement experience is essential
* Experience within public procurement (PCR, Procurement Act, OJEU, UCR etc)
* CIPS would be beneficial but not essential