Senior Procurement Specialist
Information Commissioner's Office
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Peterborough • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £55,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Align procurement activities with the Programme’s overarching procurement and supply chain strategy
- Take ownership of a portfolio of procurement projects within the Reservoirs Programme
- Lead supplier selection and commercial negotiations
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
- Develop deep market and category knowledge to shape procurement strategies
- Use data and market insights to identify risks and opportunities
- Monitor contract performance, identify improvement opportunities, and manage supplier exit activities where required
- Ensure all procurement activity complies with legal, regulatory, and organisational governance standards
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of Procurement Act 23 and/or UCR2016
- CIPS Professional certification to a minimum of level 5 OR Educated to Bachelor’s degree level in a procurement, supply chain or a commercial related course
- Established professional with extensive commercial acumen experience
- Experience working with major construction or infrastructure project based procurement or commercial functions
- Experience of working with NEC3 or NEC4
Benefits
- Private health care
- Double-matched pension
- Virtual GP service for you and your household
- Life assurance at 8 times salary
- 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
- Excellent family friendly policies
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
supplier selectioncommercial negotiationscontract performance monitoringrisk identificationdata analysismarket insightsprocurement strategy developmentsupplier relationship managementimprovement opportunity identificationsupplier exit management
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingproblem solvingorganizational skillscommercial acumen
Certifications
CIPS Professional certification level 5Bachelor's degree in procurementBachelor's degree in supply chainBachelor's degree in commercial related course