SC Cleared - Procurement Unit Manager

We are currently recruiting and experienced Procurement Unit Manager with valid Security Clearance with the Home Office in their London site.

Imagine having a talent that could benefit someone you’ve never met and solve problems you didn’t even know existed. Well, you do, and you can. And we’re here to help you do just that. At PSR we are the go-to place for talented contractors and temps for a rich variety of civil service roles.

As Procurement Unit Manager, you will: 

• Be responsible for all procurement documentation including payment mechanism, evaluation strategy and criteria and develop Procurement Strategy and commercial case.
• Run tender process including clarifications, moderation and recommendation to award.
• Produce robust procurement strategy for high profile requirements; to develop an understanding of the supply market, category, and business context for both ongoing business and specific procurements
• Provide options and opportunities from a commercial perspective looking at aspects such as requirements, solutions, risks, benefits and sustainability
• Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in order to develop a clear and agreed view on the needs of the business and target outcomes, aligning this with government initiatives where appropriate
• Support the delivery of complex procurements through the management of activities such as production of financial analysis and projections, appraisal of supplier proposals, Leadership of procurement workstreams, delivering to timescales and objectives and running processes such as e-Sourcing

You’ll have:

• MCIPS qualification, although good procurement credentials is sufficient
• Experience of running complex OJEU procurements
• Proven record of obtaining approvals through governance boards
• Aptitude for and capability to run high profile tender processes, project plan and manage
• Working knowledge of e-sourcing tools such as Emptoris

If this sounds like you and you would be interested in being added to our pipeline, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our PSR team now.

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."