Business Development Manager @ Unitemps | Partner Recruitment, New Business Development
The University of Warwick is looking for a 6‑month cover to support the University’s procurement function in the provision of an efficient and responsive service in relation to project and category based procurement.
Responsibilities
* Develop, implement and monitor top‑level category / capital project procurement strategies to achieve strict savings targets / budgets.
* Plan, lead and award complex procurement processes, contracts and framework agreements to achieve optimum savings, value for money and timescales, while complying with the University’s financial regulations and statutory obligations.
* Act as procurement lead for complex, strategic negotiations to ensure commercially optimum contracts, mitigating financial and legal risk (e.g. total cost analysis, management of payment terms, import, currency, liability and IPR risks).
* Serve as the designated procurement link to strategic departments, undertake procurement activity and provide expert advice to senior members of staff, facilitating greater visibility of the procurement pipeline.
* Support the development of more junior team members and, where applicable, manage one or more junior members of staff.
Qualifications
Significant experience within a complex procurement environment, an established record of delivering procurement strategies, managing spend in excess of £10 million across a range of category areas, and realising savings in line with targets.
Required Skills
* Experience in IT capital equipment, corporate systems and software implementations.
* Experience setting up and/or using compliant frameworks.
* Experience with CCS frameworks – e.g. G Cloud / Tech Services.
* Public procurement experience.
* Ability to lead cross‑functional projects and teams across a variety of stakeholder groups at a senior level.
* Proficiency in developing and implementing top‑level category or capital project strategies to meet strict budgets, savings targets, timescales and KPI frameworks.
* Aware of the University’s strategic goals.
* Capability to manage small teams, delegate appropriate activities, and support staff development and performance.
* In‑depth knowledge and application of Category and Supply Chain Management best practice across dedicated category areas.
* Commercial acumen and understanding of market dynamics and cost drivers; ability to determine and present options, appraisals and business‑case recommendations and exploit market opportunities.
* Understanding of P2P and wider procurement and corporate systems; confident in analysing large volumes of data to support strategy formulation.
Pay range and compensation package
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Temporary
Job function: Purchasing
Industries: IT Services, IT Consulting and Non‑profit Organizations
Pay range: £50,000.00‑£60,000.00
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