Procurement Manager

1st Executive Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Cheshire is seeking a Junior Procurement Manager to support its procurement processes. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and some procurement experience. Responsibilities include managing supplier relationships, developing procurement policies, and supporting contract managers. The role offers a 4-day condensed workweek, allowing for extended weekends.

Benefits

4-day condensed workweek

Qualifications

• Keen to work for a charity and add value.
• Some procurement experience.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage procurement policies for compliance.
• Maintain supplier database and manage supply contracts.
• Support contract managers with SLAs and KPIs.
• Produce reports on supplier spend and compliance.
• Oversee supplier due diligence and onboarding processes.
• Line management of a procurement specialist.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Overview

I am currently recruiting a Procurement Manager (Junior) for a Charity who has an external procurement company so this is very much a support role.

They are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, who is keen to work for a charity and likes to add value. It would suit someone with some procurement experience looking for a step up.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Managing all the stakeholders - Head of Departments, IT, FM, Property etc

Responsibilities

• To develop and manage procurement policies and procedures to ensuring compliance to minimise supplier risk and maximise value for money.
• Maintain the key supplier database
• Effective management of supply contracts and supplier tenders.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of supplier due diligence and on-boarding processes
• To support departmental contract managers with the development of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track compliance.
• Develop reports for senior management on supplier spend, value for money and compliance status.
• To ensure that the procurement department's suppliers meet delivery, invoicing and quality requirements in accordance with established contract terms and subsequent agreements.
• Responsible for the line management of a procurement specialist, undertaking regular reviews, identify and manage improvement plans.
• Managing a team of 1
• To ensure all aspects of compliance are adhered to for procurement, tendering and contract policies and other external requirements, including Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud and Modern Slavery Act requirements.

Location

Based in Cheshire

Benefits

4 day condensed week - So you can have Monday or Fridays off