Interim Assistant Procurement Manager £403pd

An Assistant Procurement Manager opportunity, sitting with an esteemed government organisation, to provide key support to high-volume, Professional Services categories.

A 6-month opportunity, offering £403pd (umbrella, inside IR35), based working from home and 2 days per week in their London office.

The Roles:

As Assistant Procurement Manager, you will provide key support to the Professional Services category, including high-volume projects across Engineering Consultancy, Property and Energy.

• Run Procurement and Tendering via Public Sector Regulations / PCR.
• Dealing with single-source request in professional services, requiring governance approval.
• Contract writing and finalisation, and writing governance papers for single source request.
• Attending governance board and presenting papers with support from senior level.
• Meeting with stakeholders to discuss procurement requirements
• Prioritisation of high-volume, wide-ranging Procurement.

Requirements:

• Strong Procurement experience in Indirects.
• Experience in single source Procurement, against PCR 2015.
• Public Sector industry experience and experience navigating complex, public sector governance mechanisms.
• Experience in writing governance papers.
• Excellent time management ability across high volume tenders and procurement.
• Ability to communicate effectively to a senior level.
  
  

This is an urgent need - if interested, please apply asap. Email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com should you have any questions.