Principal Procurement Manager Job Description

To develop and deliver effective procurement strategies and policies, ensuring that procurement is in accordance with company objectives and Procurement Strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Principal Procurement Manager Job Description [cont]

1: To pro-actively assist the Head of Business & Property Services in delivering the Procurement Strategy and managing the Procurement Policy.

2: To research and review strategic procurement options for goods, services and works, working in consultation with company managers in order to effect continuous business improvement and achieve Best Value for the company, and securing efficiency savings through effective contract management.

3: To take a strategic role in the development and delivery of Departmental objectives and performance indicators and benchmarking exercises, ensuring that data is collated, analysed, reported, and actioned as appropriate.

4: Establish and maintain an effective network with other organisations to identify value for money initiatives, and improving opportunities for procurement, providing an effective interface between the company and contractors.

5: To provide effective leadership to the procurement team, ensuring that workload is appropriately allocated and monitored, and to recruit, supervise, motivate, develop and appraise staff, ensuring that they work effectively to meet their accountabilities.

6: In accordance with company policies and procedures, audit and legislative requirements, manage and monitor budgets and prepare annual budget bids ensuring that sufficient resources are available to meet known and future procurement requirements.

7: To be responsible for implementing company policies on human rights, equal opportunities, health and safety, Freedom of Information and Data Protection, and for ensuring adherence by staff in order to comply with legislation and standards of `good practice`.

8: To give regular and effective service. (mandatory)

Education/ Qualifications Required

Essential:

CIPS qualified (graduate level) and hold Corporate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Desirable:

Degree in Business Studies or similar related discipline.

Principal Procurement Manager Job Description [cont]

Experience Required

Essential:

Extensive management experience of pursuing strategic procurement projects within a similar environment, dedicated to providing detailed services and works contracts, involving drafting tenders, negotiating and establishing contracts, and undertaking the commercial evaluation of complex tender bids.

Detailed knowledge and experience of public sector and EC tendering procedures and associated legislation, with a comprehensive knowledge of contract law. Experience of staff supervision including appraisals and staff development.

Sound experience of using IT systems and technology.

Record of achievement in securing efficiency savings through effective contract management.

Desirable:

Knowledge of company organisation and structure.

Understanding of PRINCE II methodology.

Benchmarking and performance management.

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