Strategic Procurement Manager

Title: Strategic Procurement Manager

Rate: £450 per day

Type: Temporary - 3-6 months

Location: Rochford District Council - 2 days int eh office per week

Opus People Solutions are working with Rochford District Council to recruit for an interim Procurement Manager who will oversee all procurement matters including contract tenders, contract lifecycles, procurement compliance and all other procurement related matters. We are looking for someone with experience and who is fully MCIPS qualified

We would like you to have experience of:

• Public sector procurement experience
• Direct End to End procurement experience
• Experience in defining contract terms - NEC ideally
• Experience in establishing and standing up new arrangements on major programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management at all levels
• Leadership capability
• Strategic thinking
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written, including formal governance documents.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contractual arrangements
• Designing costing arrangements for complex construction projects.
• Preparing tender packages, conducting tender conferences, developing evaluation criteria, analysing and evaluating proposals, negotiating contract provisions, contractor selection
• Working within a Procurement Function at senior level
• Working in cross-functional teams across multiple projects

For more information please call 01473 558914.