Assistant Procurement Manager

Adecco are please to be recruiting for a Assistant Procurement Manager to work within the Thames Valley Police Force

Location: Kidlington/hybrid

Fix Term Contract: until 1 June 2027

Salary: 31,245 per annum

Closing Date for applications: Friday 21 Dec

An opportunity to join the Thames Valley Police Procurement team as an Assistant Procurement Manager, where you will play a key role in supporting strategic sourcing within the Professional Services category, managing existing contracts and ensuring operational efficiency and cost savings are provided to the force.

Please note that this role will be subject to Police Vetting, you will need to have been within the UK for a minimum of 5 years continually

What will you be doing?

Working in collaboration with the functional stakeholders, operational and commercial teams and reporting to the Procurement Manager. The Assistant Procurement Manager will support the implementation of procurement strategies for the Professional Services category in line with organisational objectives to improve business performance, mitigate supply chain risks, add value and commercial control through timely strategic and tactical sourcing management.

What will your key responsibilities be?

• Maximise value for the organisation by supporting and providing guidance to peers and fostering inter departmental teamwork.
• Promoting the PA2023 regulations and enforcing the correct procurement processes are followed by all stakeholders
• Ensure stakeholders adherence to business policies and procedures.
• Instigating and supporting the end-to-end procurement process from on boarding through to contract execution.
• Ensuring scopes of work are properly formed and developed with risks passed down the supply chain and lead supplier negotiation.
• Establishing collaborative ways of working with all relevant stakeholders for the successful execution to strategic supplier management.
• Supporting and implementing innovative initiatives to deliver sourcing led competitive advantage.

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• UK Full Driving Licence.
• Demonstrable organisational skills, process-orientated and a strong commercial acumen.
• Experience with cross-functional collaborative working methods.
• Educated to GCSE or equivalent in a relevant commercial or procurement/finance discipline and/or working towards CIPS
• Background in procurement/finance is desirable

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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