Procurement Manager – Governance & Capability Permanent

Cedar is supporting a Public Sector client based in Central London who are looking to hire a Procurement Manager for Governance & Capability. This is a permanent job opportunity offering a salary ranged from c£60,000 up to £70,000 per annum along with some great benefits. The role will operate on a hybrid working basis with the expectations to be on-site 2 days per week.

Reporting into the Head of Procurement, the successful candidate will be responsible for line managing 1 individual and will be responsible for overseeing compliance, in line with the new Procurement Act, across a wide range of Goods and Services, working closely with key category teams to achieve best practice. Additionally, the successful candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining procurement policies, procedures and eSourcing solutions along with helping develop capabilities across the Procurement function and overseeing risk, assurance and key information shared both internally and externally. This role is not focused on delivering end to end Procurements, it is focused on Governance and Capability!

Candidates applying MUST HAVE:

• strong background working in the UK Public Sector Procurement marketplace
• completed the Procurement Act 23 training and a strong understanding of previous and wider Regulations that impact Public Sector Procurement
• experience developing and/or implementing training and capability assessments would be advantageous
• strong background delivering compliance and developing processes, templates etc. for wider use across a function/business