Procurement Specialist - Professional Services

Description:

Procurement Specialist - Professional Services

Location: London, Bristol or Suffolk offices with regular site visits required and hybrid working arrangements available

£350.00pd PAYE (+36 days holiday) or Up to £460.00pd via approved Umbrella

Initial CED 31/12/2024

We are looking for procurement specialists, supply chain managers or procurement managers in the professional services indirect categories but will look at other indirects.

Principal Accountabilities

* The day to day management of Supply Chain Assistants under their control
* Providing support to the procurement process during the Procurement phase
* Providing commercial management of contracts during the execution phase
* Providing commercial management for the delivery of contract final account agreements
* Responsible for the delivery of the contract in accordance with governance requirements to meet business objectives
* Professional development of self and people within the team
* Responsible for ensuring that all Principal Accountabilities are implemented in accordance with HPC Commercial Procedures
* Procurement Phase - support to the procurement process and Senior Commercial / Supply Chain Manager including assessing the scope, duration and expected value of each of the Contracts against the Contract Authorised Sum (CAS) and defining the commercial requirements of a contract.
* Execution phase - responsible for the commercial administration of the contract including commercially leading and managing the contract/s to successful completion to maximise operational and financial performance and minimise commercial risk to help support the safe and cost-effective delivery of programme and business objectives.
* Closeout phase - responsibility and accountability for managing the close out phase of each contract. At all times providing commercial support to the Project Manager in the effective delivery of the contract and ensuring formal Contract commercial completion and closure of all the Project Contracts and identification and recording of commercial lessons Learnt.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Effective commercial / contract management skills, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies
CIPS
Indirect category management professional services (finance, consultancy and audit), capex, IT, marketing
Able to demonstrate a considerable track record of administering successful contracts
Highly developed commercial skills and demonstrable ability to make sound decisions on matters of significant financial value
Good understanding of contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim managementRullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants