Procurement Manager - Macildowie Recruitment and Retention : Job Details

Procurement Manager |Public Sector | £40,000 - £50,000Macildowie are delighted to be partnering with David Ross Education Trust (DRET) who are a 36 school multi academy trust who include both primary and secondary schools in the appointment of their Procurement Manager. They have schools across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire and this role provides the unique opportunity for you to be based in either of these areas in a school local to you due to the back office functions being spread across these three areas. Procurement Manager RemitDRET are expanding their Procurement function and are in the process of appointing a Head of Procurement to replace the departing Procurement Manager, they have created a new post (in this role) to support the changes and new strategy.Reporting into the newly appointed Head of Procurement this role will be managing the end to end procurement process across a variety of categories, day to day management of suppliers, maintaining the contracts register and supporting the Head of Procurement with strategic decision making by providing analysis and reports.Building relationships with both educational and back office stakeholder's (such as Facilities and IT) in the schools, educating, supporting and ensuring best practice is adhered to will be a key element of the role, so strong interpersonal skills and being visible and engaged with stakeholder's is key. Requirements- Contract management & administration experience- Minimum 12 months Public sector procurement experience within the last 5 years- Procurement experience at a Procurement Officer level or above for more than 2.5 yearsBenefits- Paying £40,000 - £50,000 dependant on experience- Excellent pension - Local Government Pension Scheme - currently 24.4% employer contribution - Hybrid working - 1 day per week on site (at either of their sites), flexibility to be on site much more if wanted - 39 days annual leave (including bank holiday)This presents a great opportunity to be a part of the next stage of the development of the Procurement function and would suit an individual looking for a new challenge or who wants to support a lasting legacy of improvements.If you are interested in exploring this procurement opportunity and feel this could be a fit for you, please apply now with your CV. We will be finalising the shortlist the next couple weeks, with deadline Wednesday 5th March however please apply/ reach out sooner rather than later if you wish to explore this.

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