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Head of Procurement

Venn Group
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire UB8 1DH, England

Salary

£70,000 - £84,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Head of Procurement role offers a starting salary of £70,000 and requires proven experience as a Procurement Professional within the public sector.
  • The position is based in Uxbridge, with a hybrid working model of three days in the office and two days from home.
  • Key responsibilities include streamlining procurement processes, managing a team, and developing a ten-year procurement strategy for public sector construction.
  • Candidates should have experience in public documentation, knowledge of contractual frameworks, and excellent communication skills.
  • The ideal applicant will hold MCIPS or FCIPS qualifications and possess a disciplined, process-driven approach to meet tight deadlines.

Role: Head of Procurement

Salary: Starting £70,000

Sector: Public

Location: Uxbridge (3 days office, 2 days home)

Job Type: Full-time

Qualification: MCIPS or FCIPS

The role involves streamlining procurement processes, coordinating with technical, marketing, finance, and IT teams, and managing a team to achieve strategic procurement goals.

  • Develop and implement a rolling ten-year procurement strategy, ensuring market leadership in public sector construction procurement.
  • Manage day-to-day delivery of procurement programmes, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining a clear audit trail.
  • Coordinate procurement activities from development to tender evaluation, award, and mobilisation.
  • Provide expert advice and support to regional business units (RBUs) and ensure procurement needs are fully understood and catered for.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key personnel in RBUs, appointed companies, and potential suppliers.
  • Recruit, train, and performance manage procurement personnel.
  • Represent the organisation at procurement workshops and network events.

Requirements

  • Experience in preparing, publishing, and reviewing public documentation (e.g., OJEU).
  • Proven experience as a Procurement Professional within the public sector
  • Detailed knowledge of contractual frameworks, legislative and statutory requirements relating to property, construction, and procurement.
  • Experience in developing multi-user, multi-supplier frameworks.
  • Knowledge of implementing a dynamic purchasing system (desirable).
  • Degree level education (desirable).
  • Highly disciplined, process-driven, and able to work to tight deadlines.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Numerate, IT literate, and commercially astute.

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