Interim Senior Procurement Officer - £350 - £400 (inside IR35)

My client, a local authority in Bedfordshire currently undergoing significant transformation and regeneration, are recruiting an Interim Senior Procurement Officer to support Children's and Public Health areas.

This role is an intial 6-12 week contract (with potential to extend beyond this), paying between £350 and £400 per day (inside IR35).

The role
You will lead on Commissioning and Procurement Projects, supporting the wider Strategic Commissioning and Procurement function, through:

• Preparation and delivery of commissioning and procurement activity plans
• Providing regulatory expertise, commercial advice and guidance to directorates
• Developing, leading and delivering tender exercises and commissioning projects for high-risk projects
• Developing and delivering sub-category strategies
• Understanding current Stakeholder resources and identifying additional resource
• Collecting and analysing spend and market data
• Indentifying new procurement and commissioning approaches to drive innovation and best practice
• Undertaking strategic contract management
• Leading on high-value negotiations

Requirements

• Significant experience of working in government roles or a similar public sector environment
• Strong, demonstrable experience of contracting, procurement and commissioning at a senior level
• Experience of producing and implementing category and sub-category strategies
• Innovation and initiative in realising significant savings from commissioning and procurement activity
• Ability to manage commercial negotiations
• A proven track record of improving commissioning outcomes
• Experience of establishing and managing effective contractual arrangements with suppliers
• Experience leading a team

If this role sounds interesting, please apply ASAP or email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com to discuss.