Procurement Portfolio Manager | Mansfield | Salary up to £59000 per annum| Hybrid working | 37 days holiday | 27% Pension Contribution Cherry Professional are currently recruiting for a Senior Procurement Officer. Working with service delivery teams, you will identify the requirements, be involved in the research stage and planning stage, go out to tender and lead during the evaluation, moderation, and contract award stage. Responsibilities: Working with stakeholders of all levels to ensure our portfolio of procurement activity is efficiently and effectively planned, delivered and embedded. Ensure initiatives are aligned with the strategic goals and compliance requirements of the organisation and procurement, deliver measurable value, and achieve intended business outcomes. Maintain/manage the portfolio project pipeline, including prioritisation, resource allocation and performance monitoring. Serve as the primary point of contact for the procurement portfolio, regularly communicating progress, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership, Procurement business area and key stakeholders. Analysing the Procurement portfolio risks, judging the severity of them and ensuring the optimum mitigation actions are put in place to proactively minimise these risks, escalating when needed. Have a thorough understanding of the Authority’s strategic objectives which will help and inform portfolio prioritisation and ef...