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Sanderson are partnered with a leading consultancy who are seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to support on a public sector contract. This is initially a 3 months day rate contract with a competitive rate via Umbrella with expectations of 2 days per week on site in the London office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the procurement process from supplier qualification to contract award, including post-award activities like debriefs, lessons learned, and reporting.
- Oversee and assure procurement activities, including planning, clarifications, evaluations, negotiations, report drafting, obtaining approvals, stakeholder engagement, and bidder communications.
- Train and brief stakeholders as needed.
- Handle conflict of interest processes, ensure compliance with related plans, track activities, address queries, and support relevant panel activities.
- Maintain accurate reporting, dashboards, audit trails, and organised documentation.
- Prepare and deliver reports or submissions for governance groups or senior decision-makers.
- Establish procurement function requirements, including policies, processes, templates, guidance, governance, and training.
- Support organisational engagement related to procurement and commercial activities.
- Facilitate preparation for and implementation of new procurement regulations effective February 2025.
- Stay updated on best procurement practices, emerging advancements, and industry trends.
- Contribute to risk management by updating the commercial risk log and supporting mitigation strategies.
