Procurement Advisor - CIPS, Government / Public Sector - (Inside IR35)

Procurement Advisor - CIPS, Government / Public Sector - (Inside IR35)

3-4 months

London - Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite.

£350-£400 per day (inside IR35)

We are looking for a Procurement Advisor to partner with internal departments to ensure robust, compliant procurement activity, deliver training on contract management, and support planning and execution of efficient, effective procurement and contract management practices.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement

• Work closely with Senior Procurement Partners to help support directorate Leaders and their SMTs to understand current and future procurement requirements to create a medium to long term plan
• Provide advice, support and manage the procurement process for relevant contracts, from defining the requirements to contract award, ensuring value for money achieved.
• Manage and execute all procurement activities in line with required regulations and controls, ensuring best practice is adopted.
• Provide guidance and education to inform managers of effective approaches to procurement (process, policy, regulations), instilling value for money awareness.

Contract Management

• Support the creation of and manage appropriate segmentation processes and MI.
• Support with reviewing spend and service against contracts, liaising with suppliers on any anomalies, performance issues, escalating and resolving as appropriate.
• Undertake reviews of spend and services against specific contracts, identifying issues, and taking corrective action as necessary.
• Analyse supplier suitability, contract terms and negotiate where appropriate to drive better performance or value for money.
• Take a lead in supporting supplier review meetings (tenders, performance reviews), to ensure appropriate services and terms are agreed to support directorate requirements.

Development

• Work on specific projects and reviews, as directed by the Head of Procurement to support the development of new processes, systems, to enhance the procurement and contract management function.
• Mentor the procurement officer for your directorate areas.
• Deliver a rolling programme of procurement and contract management training.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience of best practice procurement, tendering (full start to finish process), and contract management.
• Experience of working in public sector procurement.
• Strong communication skills, influencing ability, and resilience.
• CIPS qualification.