Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist , Derby Based, Office based £45-50k

We're seeking a talented Procurement Specialist to join a progressive business

As the Procurement specialist you may be currently in a procurement consultancy role and looking for a fresh challenge or are a procurement professional who is looking to utilise and grow their knowledge and experience in a new career direction.

As the Procurement Specialist your duties will include:

• Providing expert procurement advice and delivery capabilities to our clients.
• Delivering best practice procurement strategy, tender management, and tender evaluation services across the public and private sectors
• Provide input into business cases, strategies, and delivery models to embed robust and pragmatic commercial and procurement practices.
• As required, provide commercial advice and support to clients to define, negotiate and award a range of standard and bespoke contracts
• Support colleagues and the business with business development activities to continue to grow our Procurement Advisory capabilities, including lead generation, bids and RFP's.
• Identifying and develop new service offerings.

To be successful in this role as a Procurement Specialist you will have the following skills and experience:

• CIPS accreditation and extensive procurement experience.
• Degree qualified or equivalent.
• A Proven track record in delivering tangible procurement and supply chain benefits.
• Experience and application of the NEC4 suite of contracts (ideal but not a prerequisite)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and an ability to keep our clients delighted.
• A proactive self-starter with a hands on approach, able to build relationships and networks both within and external to the our business.
• Strong MS Office skills, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Interested ? Apply now for a confidential conversation