Senior Services Procurement Manager - Public Sector Resourcing Team (PSR) - AMS Talent Acquisition : Job Details

Career Level: 5

Location: UK Remote

Working Hours/Shifts: Full Time, 37.5 hours/week

Employment Type: Permanent

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AMS is proud to deliver Statement of Work (SOW) and Resource Augmentation (RA) Management services to the UK Central Government under the PSR framework, bringing visibility and control to the request and lifecycle of new Services Procurement requirements.

In this exciting new role you will be accountable for managing the SOW and Resource Augmentation team and their output, ensuring the delivery of excellent customer service to those Contracting Authorities who are engaging with AMS for SOW and RA Services.

You will develop and lead strategic stakeholder relationships across the Contracting Authorities customer base, understanding their RA landscape to ensure PSR position as their go-to SOW and RA partner and lead a team of experienced Procurement Managers and Support Advisors and will deliver services against budget targets and CCS KPI’s.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leadership of a team of procurement professionals and advisors
• Liaise with commercial and legal colleagues on agreements
• Building trusted relationships with customers
• Supporting PSR Procurement Managers and driving requirements into delivery in a timely manner
• Working with PSR Supplier Management Team in the continuous development of the Services Procurement Supply Base
• Working with the team to deliver continuous improvements to enhance service excellence
• Develop Services Procurement service expertise to optimise PSR service offerings to customers

You’ll need to demonstrate:

Must haves

• Experience working in Procurement industry/SOW leadership role
• Experience of public sector procurement regulations and directives
• Demonstration of both operational know how and commercial acumen
• Proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with deep understanding of professional services / managed service spend
• Experience in delivering measurable cost savings to customers through SOW solutions
• eSourcing / eProcurement / VMS systems exposure
• Ability to motivate, upskill and manage a remote team
• Ability to recognise root causes, identifying possible solutions, partnering with internal/external team members to determine the best solution

Why AMS?

At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.

We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It’s our world but you can do it your way.

We offer:

• Full training and support
• High value and challenging work
• A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture
• Flexible working
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• The opportunity to embark on a recruitment career with one of the world’s leading recruitment companies

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our culture of inclusion and belonging.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

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We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.