Procurement Adviser

Job description

·  Location
London, Greater London
·  Salary
£ 50000 - £ 55000 / Year
·  Category
Procurement & Supply Chain - Procurement & Supply Chain
·  Job type
Contractor
·  Industry
Procurement and Supply Chain
·  External Reference
JN-012020-113246

Our client, a well-known charitable organisation is looking to recruit a Procurement Adviser who will be responsible for providing procurement support to a number of high priority tenders including Technology, HR and Finance.

·  Pay: £50,000-£55,000 per annum

·  Type: Temporary

·  Start Date: ASAP

·  End date: 6-9 Months

·  Hours: 34.5, Mon-Fri

·  Location: City Of London

In this role, your accountabilities and responsibilities are…

·  Support contract owners with hands on advice in the planning of the supplier selection process, understanding and drafting of key requirements, manage the tender responses as required, lead / support tender and contract negotiations

·  Identify and address procurement risks and their appropriate mitigation strategies

·  Explaining procurement processes and requirements to contract owners and other stakeholders and persuading them to adopt best procurement practice

·  Provide expert support and advice to contract owners undertaking all levels of procurement activity to support them in running their own procurements

·  Ensure that all purchasing and contracting arrangements reflect best value and comply with the Purchasing Policy

·  Developing robust and commercially sound evaluation criteria to evaluate supplier bids

·  Provide procurement and technical input into the drafting of contract clauses

·  Report writing and presentation of results and recommendations to senior managers

·  Contributing to the continuous efficiency of the company by delivering savings through our procurement activities

·  Ensuring tender documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored

To do this role, you will have…

·  CIPS membership (desirable)

·  Influencing and Communication skills

·  Leadership skills

·  Commercial acumen and strong negotiation skills

·  Stakeholder engagement skills

·  Emotional intelligence

·  Ability to analyse and evaluate supplier responses and make recommendations to senior stakeholders

·  Proven ability to succeed and deliver results through collaboration with contract owners and other stakeholders

·  The ability to plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines

·  Strong experience in Technology procurement and a working competency in drafting agile and waterfall contracts

·  Significant procurement experience within Healthcare, Charity or complex organisations

If this is the role for you, then apply today! Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Adecco is an equal opportunities provider.

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