Senior Procurement Manager

14 Days Old

A well-known public sector organisation are currently seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to lead key savings initiatives and deliver medium‑complexity procurement projects across a diverse portfolio.

Role: Senior Procurement Manager
Duration: 12-month contract
Pay: Up to £500 p/day (Inside IR35 via Umbrella)
Location: London (2 days onsite)This role this role combines 50% Savings Delivery & Commercial Optimisation and 50% End‑to‑End Procurement Project Management.

You'll drive tangible savings, shape commercial strategies, and manage a range of projects, predominantly within ICT, technical services, and cross‑category areas.

Special Projects Delivery:

Lead end‑to‑end procurement for a set of medium to high‑profile projects
Oversee or peer review support for cross category procurements.
Manage SAP contract management activities, ensuring compliance and accurate documentation.
Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and technical teams to deliver compliant, value‑driven outcomes.
Navigate complex commercial, regulatory, and governance requirements within a public sector environment.Savings & Commercial Delivery

Support departmental savings targets through negotiation, commercial challenge, and opportunity identification across categories.
Align savings delivery with Finance Business Partners (FBP) and report progress to the Head of Procurement - Technology, Collaboration & complex Transactions.
Support in developing category strategies in partnership with the Heads of Procurement.
Support in developing contract management plans for key strategic projects.This is not a people‑management role, but you will benefit from strong support from the wider permanent procurement team.

Key Requirements:

Strong background in public sector procurement, ideally with PA23 experience.
Broad, full lifecycle end‑to‑end procurement expertise across multiple categories (ICT experience helpful).
Proven track record delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder procurements.
Skilled negotiator with experience driving savings and commercial value.
Understanding of savings levers (cashable, non‑cashable, CapEx, OpEx).
Comfortable managing multiple high‑priority projects simultaneously.The role is ideal for someone who operates confidently and autonomously, is commercially astute, navigates public‑sector governance with ease and collaborates well with technical and finance teams.

If you're an experienced Procurement Manager, local to London and looking for an impactful role, apply now
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Location:
London
Salary:
£480 - £500 /day
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Public Sector

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