Would you like to be part of an ambitions organisation truly looking to make a difference to the sector? We’re looking for an experienced procurement professional to join our team as Senior Procurement Partner – Products.
- Up to £52,369 + bonus + £1,800 car allowance.
- Additional benefits include – Private Health Insurance, generous annual leave allowance and hybrid working arrangements.
Your role will mean you are responsible for the planning, procurement, coordination and resourcing of our frameworks and dynamic models. The role also includes ongoing management of our products and working with our internal teams to help market the products and train our members so that we maximise their use and knowledge.
You’ll have knowledge and experience in public procurement – particularly with procuring frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems. You’ll also understand the changes in legislation with the Procurement Act 2023 and be able to procure products under the new regime.
You’ll be working with customers and internal teams to implement framework/product management and reporting processes to understand the effectiveness of framework products, including their usage. You’ll also work with our systems and e-portals to manage data to help SEC make informed decisions with our products.
You’ll be responsible for managing a small SEC Product Procurement Team to deliver frameworks and dynamic models and provide guidance and expertise to customers. You’ll help develop, motivate and create a learning environment to support the team to meet their development objectives.
The workload will be diverse so you’ll need to be able to work on your own initiative and be truly committed to any challenge that comes your way. You’ll have the ability to put the customer first – every time.
Previous public procurement experience is essential, as well as either being a professional member of CIPS to at least level 4, or willing to sign up to a commitment to achieve level 4 within 12 months of starting employment at SEC. Knowledge of leaseholder consultation process and the housing sector is desirable for this role.
This role will mainly be based in our office in Sittingbourne in Kent, and we offer a hybrid working arrangement – we’ll ask, as a minimum, that you spend two working days per week in the office.
If you wish to apply for the role, please provide a copy of your CV and a personal statement outlining how you meet the person specification as detailed in the job description.
The deadline for applications will be 12 noon on 10 October 2024. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 30 October.
To find out more, please contact:
- Louise Free, Head of Procurement on 07841 887680 or
- Jenna Hicken, Director of Operations on 07929 782578.
