Procurement and Commercial Manager

Procurement and Commercial Manager
Enfield
£65,000 - £70,000 plus excellent benefits

Role Profile

Our client is a public sector organisation based near Enfield. They are currently looking to recruit a Procurement and Commercial Manager to lead a small team and establish best practice for this function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing effective strategies for commercial and procurement activities
• Managing and developing the Purchasing function
• Managing end to end sourcing projects for raw materials and sub-contract engineering services
• Negotiating and agreeing JCT / NEC3 contracts
• Engaging and advising stakeholders at all levels, including specification development and advising on best practice procurement
• Managing high value tenders and contractual negotiations with suppliers, working to JCT / NEC3
• Undertaking Contract Management activities to manage and optimise supplier performance throughout the life of the contract

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Previous experience in a purchasing role, managing complex sourcing projects
• Good working knowledge of public sector procurement including public sector frameworks
• Previous experience in engineering with a good working knowledge of JCT or NEC3 contracts
• Proven track record of negotiating contractual terms, tendering and contract management (including JCT and/or NEC3)
• Proven stakeholder management skills and excellent communication / interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Strong commercial acumen
• Experience of managing a team
• CIPS qualification

Client

Our client is a public sector organisation based near Enfield

Remuneration

£65,000 - £70,000 plus excellent benefits

About Cast UK

Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in Procurement, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit www.castuk.com.

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