Procurement Specialist - Commercial
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £495.38 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | CULHAM, OX14 3DB |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | CNPA BL TCL 361555 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Procurement Specialist - Commercial
Reference no: CNPA BL TCL 361555
Pay Rate: £495.38 per day PAYE
40 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
City: CULHAM
Please note that the pay rate is provisional
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Ensure that all non-payroll spend is compliant with all statutory, regulatory and Government requirements whilst meeting the demonstrated needs of the CNPA. Make professional recommendations that will be relied on by the organisation to make important strategic and contractual decisions affecting projects with lifetime budgets exceeding £1m.
The fundamental requirement of this role is to provide ongoing senior Level, professional cover (requiring MCIPS Qualification) for both Head of Procurement & Contract Management and Chief Commercial Officer in a broad range of matters related to procurement. The role is experienced, professionally qualified, management position in the CNC. It will be required to establish, implement and if necessary, enforce strategic procurement policies and ensure the organisation’s compliance with legal obligations. The position has significant latitude to make important decisions without reference to their line-manager
Key responsibilities:
Manage commercial activity to plan and allow CNPA to meet its planned delivery timescales.
Develop & deploy modern tools and techniques to manage delivery and management information.
Align and manage delivery against the CNPA Strategic Priorities Plan.
Manage a Government Mandated Contracts Register and Pipeline of procurement work through proactive category analysis and business partnering with key customers and Category Leads.
Develop and analyse procurement management information to improve business intelligence and inform commercial decisions and business plans made at all levels.
Supports the Head of Department in managing the Pipeline of Procurement activities; Contracts Register and Commercial Continuous Improvement Framework to support the annual budget process working closely with key stakeholders to ensure the right contracts are operational at the right time in accordance with the CNC’s programme.
Ensure the evolution of complex commercial strategies, business processes and capability within the CNC Procurement & Estates function to meet CNC timelines.
Ensure that the following elements are incorporated and managed within the Commercial process
Identify commercial risks and ensure that they are managed within the organisation’s risk management framework. Take ownership of risks associated with Commercial and work proactively to identify risk and ensure that they are managed within the organisation's risk management framework.
Ensure that Commercial processes meet Value-for-Money obligations & satisfy prevailing standards in terms of openness, probity, propriety and control.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
SC Clearance
Qualifications:
Professional Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS Professional Qualification) & IACCM or equivalent professional qualifications.
Experience:
Significant senior level experience of leading challenging commercial undertakings in the Public Sector. The role requires significant commercial and operational experience in developing effective procurement strategies and managing commercial matters in accordance with Government Policy.
Significant experience of successfully negotiating and managing complex contracts with an advanced understanding of prevailing procurement law and Government regulation.
Practical experience of training and mentoring professional staff. team leader
to motivate, build capability and develop recognised high performing teams
Practical experience of training and mentoring professional staff.
Skills & Abilities:
The ability to deliver effective commercial strategies, in a timely fashion, to diverse customers whilst operating within a complex regulatory and policy framework. Being able to present & simplify complex commercial issues to all stakeholders is a pre-requisite.
The ability to design and deliver relevant, modern commercial strategies, policy and procedures complaint with Government requirements.
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Job Ref: CNPA BL TCL 361555
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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