Procurement Manager
8 Months
£61/Hr Inside IR35
Until March 2027
Location, Reading Hybrid
Clearance: SC
We are seeking a Procurement Manager for our Government client based in Reading. This role will be a mix of office and remote based working.
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Clearance: SC
Role Profile:
- Develop and implement category strategies for defined areas, balancing short- and long-term objectives to support business priorities, deliver efficiencies, and achieve cost savings in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Support and deliver strategic sourcing activities in line with agreed category strategies and preferred supplier lists, including managing RFx processes, supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, award, and handover to the business, in accordance with organisational policies and requirements.
- Contribute to supplier relationship management for key suppliers, including segmentation, contract management, risk identification and mitigation, and performance monitoring.
- Monitor and drive supplier performance, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations through the use of performance scorecards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and service level agreements (SLAs), and secure appropriate remedies where suppliers fail to meet agreed standards.
- Support the development of supplier value through the planning and preparation of external review meetings with key suppliers, including management and executive business reviews, in line with agreed supplier strategies.
- Promote operational efficiency in line with supply chain processes and strategies, ensuring all activities meet supply chain and category team targets.
- Develop, implement, and deliver category strategies to provide cost-effective solutions and sustainable business models across assigned spend areas.
- Manage and maintain the supplier base, including classification and preferred supplier lists, ensuring a competitive and resilient supply market.
- Apply consistent ways of working aligned to the organisation's category management framework, delivering agreed category targets and KPIs.
- Utilise business intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and market insights to inform and support category strategy development.
- Take responsibility, alongside the wider category team, for delivering and tracking cost reductions, effective contract management, and continuity of supply.
- Prepare and execute RFx processes in collaboration with stakeholders, including supplier evaluation, selection, and commercial and contractual negotiations.
- Support long-term business objectives by ensuring competitive pricing and total cost of ownership across the product and service lifecycle, and by maintaining robust supplier contracts.
If you are interested in the above, hit the Apply now button!
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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our 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.
Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify, please notify us on igs @circlerecruitment.com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.
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