Procurement Manager - Estates/FM

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Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Remote/Hybrid (1x day a week in Cambridge or Chelmsford)

Salary & Package: £40,000 - £44,000 + 32 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) + a further strong benefits package

Sea Global are delighted to be partnering with a leading Higher Education organisation, who are currently looking to recruit two Procurement Managers to join their fast-paced function. The University has a number of exciting projects in the pipeline, sitting across a number of key spend areas.

• Procurement Manager - Estates/FM category focused

• Procurement Manager - Generalist/Professional Services category focused

The function is currently well grounded within the business and has a lot of projects ready to go from day one. The Head of Procurement is looking for someone with public sector procurement experience. You will be working with a close knit team on exciting Estates/FM or Generalist/Professional Services projects.

This role would suit an Buyer / Procurement Officer looking to take a step up, or a Procurement / Category Manager who is looking for a fresh challenge! Please read on for more information:

Role & Responsibilities

• End to end procurement, including tendering, sourcing and supplier / contract management

• Develop existing relationships with stakeholders across the University, including department heads

• Create tender and other procurement specifications including Frameworks

• Create and implement strategic category plans across the desired categories

Experience & Requirements

• Demonstrable track record within Indirect categories would be a huge benefit, specifically Estates, FM, and Professional Services but open to a range of categories

• End to end procurement experience is essential

• Experience within public procurement (PCR, Procurement Act, OJEU, UCR etc)

• CIPS would be beneficial but not essential