Commercial Specialist

Location: Role: Procurement & Contracts Specialist (IT & Technology)

Location: Leeds or London (Hybrid/Remote)

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (6 Months initially)

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (Pro Rata)

Grafton Recruitment are working with a large public sector organisation to recruit an experienced procurement and contracts professional with knowledge of managing the procurement process and supplier relationships for IT products and services spend. This role will take the procurement lead for complex IT and technology based projects, working with the senior stakeholders to manage the commercial aspects of projects.

This role offers a great opportunity to lead complex and ground breaking IT procurement projects, joining a large and sophisticated procurement team with great opportunity for skills development. You will have responsibility for developing and implementing project strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Supplier Sourcing - identification and evaluation of suppliers
• Tendering, and implementing contracts and agreements
• Managing complex contracts
• Managing, advising, and influencing stakeholders through the procurement process
• Managing supplier relationships, setting supplier strategy and evaluating supplier performance
• Project procurement and category management approach
• Risk management

Requirements:

• Experience of leading and managing end to end procurement process, tendering and contract award.
• Experience of IT services commodities
• Experience of leading public procurement process and contract knowledge
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, managing cross function projects and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Motivated, and able to work on own initiative

To apply or for further details please contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant - Procurement Recruitment)

Grafton Recruitment are part of the €3.5bn GI Recruitment Group, and we have specialisms in HR, sales & marketing, and procurement & supply chain.

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