Procurement Manager

Are you an experienced Procurement professional with public sector experience looking for your next management role?

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our expanding North team and organisation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and we are interested in you as an individual. We are looking for a highly organised professional with a positive attitude, dedicated to achieving excellence in public sector procurement.

Who are we?

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium and we produce compliant purchasing frameworks and provide specialist advice on spending practices and value for money. Our longstanding history and dedication has earned CPC a reputation for excellence.

What makes us different?

We're an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a “ Great place to work ”. We offer a collaborative, exciting environment where your ideas are heard and valued. We provide competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career development. We're making a real

difference and you can be a part of it! This is just the beginning, we're constantly growing and evolving and we're always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision!

This is just the beginning, we're constantly growing and evolving and we're always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision!

What’s the role?

The role is offered as full-time position.

The role is predominately home-based, but will require some travel to visit clients within the region as required.

Due to an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Manager to join our growing Northern Procurement team. You will be responsible for offering a pro-active and comprehensive service, advising on all aspects of procurement.

You will take full management responsibility for client accounts including the timeliness, and quality of procurement exercises, including conducting exercises personally where appropriate. Working with the procurement teams, you will set priorities, support, and provide leadership on the process for procuring contracts for a variety of categories, projects, and services for clients. You will support the development and delivery of the strategic procurement programme.

This role will contribute to embedding best practice, efficiency and effectiveness within procurement processes and decisions, ensuring compliance with current PCR’s and UK legal obligations. You will assist the Group to achieve value for money and savings targets for our clients and support the team to provide outstanding procurement services to all clients and members.

You will be responsible for the full operational and strategic management of the Procurement team allocated to you. You will drive a high performing, engaged team to deliver the procurement strategic objectives whilst balancing value delivery for our customers with Group commercials.