Role: Procurement Governance Manager
Location: Leeds
Duration: 2 Months
Rate; £500 - £600 inside IR35
We are looking for a Procurement Ops / Governance Manager to lead and coordinate the end-to-end governance and operational processes of the Cost Control Centre, ensuring effective review, assessment, and approval of procurement requests. This role consolidates recommendations, manages meeting preparation and follow-up, facilitates decision-making, and maintains robust tracking and reporting to support compliance, transparency, and continuous improvement in procurement governance.
What are we looking for?
Essential:
1. Experience in Procurement governance: Demonstrable experience in procurement operations, governance, or a similar function, ideally within a large or complex organization.
2. Strong Analytical Skills: Ability to review, assess, and consolidate information from multiple sources to form clear recommendations.
3. Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
4. Process Management: Experience coordinating and facilitating governance meetings, including preparing pre-read materials, tracking actions, and documenting decisions.
5. Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in reviewing documentation, tracking decisions, and maintaining audit trails.
6. Problem-Solving: Ability to identify issues, escalate appropriately, and drive resolution in a timely manner.
7. IT Proficiency: Comfortable using procurement systems (., Ariba or similar), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and collaboration tools.
8. Organizational Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines (including SLAs), and follow up on outstanding actions.
9. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex information clearly and concisely.
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