Procurement Manager

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Procurement Consultant/ Manager

Outside IR35

Remote with occasional travel

SC Clearance Required

Main Responsibilities

Company development:

- Support relationship management with clients and suppliers

Provide commercial & procurement support & advice to our clients:

- Supporting the development of procurement and commercial strategies

- Assisting pre-sourcing market analysis

- Supporting and inputting to business cases for new procurements

- Leading of relevant sized tender projects within public sector frameworks

- Involvement in supplier performance management activities

- Undertaking value-for-money analysis for business cases and tenders

- Advising on procurement processes to ensure compliance with Public Contract Regulations and Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations as well as the clients' internal policies and procedures

- Carrying out various Contract Management activities and ensuring that files are up to date, providing an auditable trail of effective management

Required Skills & Experience

- Good track record of record of delivering in a commercial or procurement role

- Ability to build effective relationships with clients

- Strong business acumen, able to adapt to different clients and quickly pick up new tasks or use initiative to seek out and resolve problems

- Ideally an understanding of Public Contract Regulations and experience operating in the Defence or Security sector

- Knowledge and understanding of technology procurement.

Qualifications

- Successful candidate likely to hold, be working towards CIPS/MCIPS or IACCM accreditation

- Other professional qualifications and a relevant degree or degree level qualification are also desirable

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.