Public Sector Procurement Specialist - IT/ICT

Public Sector Procurement Specialist - IT/ICT

In this role you will be a key member of the Procurement team - with experience of public sector procurement and of Information Technology

Your responsibilities : -

• Be responsible for successful tendering & contract management
• Tendering IT/ICT Technology projects in line with EU Directives, Procurement Policies & Procedures
• Achieving value for money through tendering
• Develop & Lead on sustainability through tendering
• Investment appraisal - to realise benefits
• Run manage mini-tender competitions
• Be able to justify decisions made & actions taken, in particular with any legal challenge
• Manage IT projects & contracts
• Negotiate Contract Negotiations with legacy IT systems
• Create & manage SOPs with end users to ensure compliance with the contract terms
• Run compliance reports & KPIs
• Comply with the Public Spending Code
• Lead on weekly/monthly meetings with business partners
• Track actual spends & highlight variance in budget & actual spend

You will : -

• Have a qualification in Public Procurement with 3 years' experience in Public Procurement.
• Have experience in the various tendering procedures, such as Frameworks, Qualification systems, Dynamic Purchasing Systems, Competitive Dialogue & the Negotiated procedure.
• Know procurement processes & decisions & getting Value for Money.
• Have excellent communication skills, an ability to liaise, influence, negotiate, challenge effectively & build relationships at various levels & with suppliers.
• Be creative & innovative approach towards developing solutions to improve standards of service or reduce costs
• Bring excellent planning & organisational skills.
• Bring experience in working with multi-disciplinary team members & stakeholders to ensure high performance & achieving objectives
• Bring strong IT skills in the MS Office suite

Competencies:

• Leading & managing change
• Establishing strong relationship & an ability to influence & deliver the best outcome
• Deciding & initiating action with a focus on value for money
• Customer service orientation
• Achievement through personal engagement
• Ability to meet deadlines, planning & implementation

Benefits: competitive salary with pension, discounted GP, free parking, on site gym and plus hybrid working.

Please apply to discuss with Nicola