The Role
This is a full time, permanent position working in a well established procurement team.
The role will have coverage of multiple categories and duties will include:
- Managing the end to end procurement process from spec to tender through to contract award and contract management
- Supplier contract management, relationship management and performance management
- Project management of key strategic procurement projects
- Identify and reduce non-compliant spend
- Negotiate and influence key stakeholders in the delivery of compliant contracts to ensure the best value for money
The Business
Nigel Wright Group is delighted to be working with a well respected, Public Sector organisation in North Yorkshire to recruit a Senior Commercial Contracts Officer due to internal promotion.
The Client will support hybrid and flexible working.
The Individual
The successful Senior Commercial Contract Officer will have/be:
- Extensive category management-, planning-, project planning experience essential
- CIPS qualifications and/or PCR procurement experience ideal
- Strengths in relationship management, stakeholder engagement and analytical skills essential.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Extensive tender management experience
- Strong commerciality and dynamism - proven track record of delivering value for money
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, this role offers:
- Training and development opportunities
- An excellent government pension scheme
- Access to onsite Health and Wellbeing services
- 24 days holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Access to discounts at major retailers
- Unison – recognised trade union
- Inclusion and Diversity support networks