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Role: Principal Procurement Manager REF 80417
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Hybrid/Winnersh - 2 days per week onsite as needed for business requirements
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Principal Procurement Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRINCIPAL PROCUREMENT MANAGER
- Foster a culture of care and respect, leading a team of between 5-10 procurement professionals (including coaching, mentoring, development planning and performance management).
- Lead the development of procurement strategy, market engagements, and tender execution, using collaborative and innovative procurement and contract strategies.
- Be accountable for the development of route to market solutions that adopt latest procurement thinking, ensuring compliance to procurement regulations and our commitments to equality, fairness, and transparency.
- Oversee the procurement of complex infrastructure solutions, including alliances and strategic partnerships.
- Support the development and implementation of procurement processes, driving a culture that shares best practice and strives to continuously improve.
- Ensure that our procurements are compliant with all relevant regulation and legislation.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE PRINCIPAL PROCUREMENT MANAGER
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating NEC contracts.
- Experience managing major procurement projects, including alliances/strategic partnerships/enterprises
- Experience in procurement programme management.
- Experience working and leading matrix teams
- A knack for people and high emotional intelligence.
- The ability to get things done, and support others to do the same.
- Exceptional leadership skills, to help coach, mentor and develop a high-performing team.
- Expertise in the procurement of complex infrastructure contracts, with experience of the PCR and/or DSPCR. However, similar experience with the UCR would also be considered.
- An eye for detail and be able to review, challenge and provide ongoing oversight and advice to all aspects of procurement strategy and management.
If you are a Principal Procurement Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant
The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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