Senior Procurement Specialist

Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations Limited; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A public financial institution in Sheffield is seeking a Procurement Subject Matter Expert for a permanent full-time role with hybrid working. You will autonomously lead complex public procurement processes and work with senior stakeholders. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, flexibility, and various lifestyle perks. The role emphasizes collaboration and seeks candidates with significant experience in procurement and strategic advice for senior leadership.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Group Income Protection and life assurance

Paid voluntary days

Maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave

Qualifications

• Autonomous design and delivery of complex procurement processes.
• Experience in professional services procurement.
• Confidently advising and working with senior leadership stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead complex public procurement processes.
• Conduct commercial procurement options appraisals.
• Develop and implement strategic procurement strategies.

Skills

Complex procurement processes

Professional services procurement

Senior leadership influence

Job description

Permanent full-time role with hybrid working in Sheffield

Autonomous design and delivery of complex procurement processes

Experience in professional services procurement and senior leadership influence

Comprehensive benefits package including pension contributions and flexible working

Description

Location: Sheffield / Hybrid Working

Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

Band: G

The Role

As a procurement subject matter expert, you will be required to autonomously design, lead and deliver complex OJEU/Find a Tender/above-threshold public procurement processes in compliance with the prevailing public procurement legislative regime across the Bank’s procurement pipeline. This will involve undertaking commercial procurement options appraisals and making recommendations for consideration and decision making by the Bank’s senior leadership.

Key duties will include autonomously designing, leading and delivering complex OJEU/Find a Tender/above-threshold public procurement processes in compliance with the prevailing public procurement legislative regime, and delivering procurement via multiple routes such as frameworks, dynamic purchasing systems and Contracts Finder/Find a Tender.

With extensive and demonstrable experience in autonomously designing and leading large, multi-vendor, difficult and complex OJEU/Find a Tender public procurement processes, you will also have significant and demonstrable experience of developing and implementing commercial strategic procurement strategies.

Significant experience of professional services procurement, and in confidently advising, working with, and influencing, senior leadership stakeholders to manage complex issues, potential or perceived conflicting requirements/views whilst maintaining a professional and collaborative approach is also essential.

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

About British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.