This contract with our central government client is for a Procurement Advisor for 6 months with a possibility for extension. The role is located in London and/or East Kilbride. The role is hybrid and requires 3 days per week in the office.
Job Description:
As a Procurement Advisor your main responsibilities would be:
• This role is located within the Programme Delivery Commercial Team, which sits in the Commercial Department of the business. The successful candidate will manage a distinct area of spend which supports the delivery of IACT programme objectives.
• Supporting IACT projects in their respective portfolios where they are business partners and have developed relationships with programme teams to deliver commercial contracts in support of IACT programming requirements.
• Lead procurement projects: support the drafting of specifications, contracts and managing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and evaluation processes using their eProcurement platform Jaggaer.
• Maintain and support existing, or create new, networks with the respective programme teams, other government departments and the supply base to develop a relevant and up-to-date understanding of the category or programme of spend for the team.
• Be creative and innovative when developing and implementing service requirements for complex procurements to ensure value for money is achieved.
• Provide support on appropriate project governance including documentation, business cases and presenting cases to relevant boards.
• Support the pipeline of projects and contracts using their eProcurement platform to enable accurate and timely reporting.
• Support efforts to ensure continuity and consistency of approach across the programmes from project to project, using required tools, systems and processes such as e-sourcing tools to guide commercial activity and produce high quality commercial management information.
• Use tact and diplomacy in establishing, maintaining and developing high-level contacts in the business, with other government departments and the relevant suppliers for the programme.
• Ensure high quality service delivery is provided to the local country or thematic Programme team, including stakeholder connectivity, pre-procurement market engagement and supplier selection.
• Develop market awareness for key categories, highlighting opportunities for innovation, value for money solutions and new ways of working to key business partners.
• Help resolve complex issues, including those that are perceived to be novel and contentious.
• Support initiatives to promote Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) within the IACT programmes.
• Advise on supplier management for the category in question, using commercial management information to inform their Commercial engagement with suppliers.
• Operational line management may be required.