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Procurement Advisor – (Inside IR35)

Contract Term: 3 Months (potential extension)

Contracting Authority: Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport

Location: London or Manchester 2 -3 days per week

As Procurement Advisor your main responsibilities will be to;

• Provide professional procurement advice and assist the Head of Commercial to provide a framework that enables the department/team meets any and all central government requirements, achieve best value and effectively manage risk for third-party goods and services.
• Manage consistent commercial policies and procurement processes across the Department in line with Managing Public Money.
• Lead on procurements on varying complexity, sometimes against tight timelines in line with Public Procurement Regulations. Interacting with the relevant business areas (or ALB’s) on progress and requirements.
• Be able to support on other procurement operations concurrently when required.
• Provide clear and concise commercial advice to seniors and external stakeholders, when required.
• Engage and influence stakeholders across the department and wider NDPB community so that they support the commercial strategy and visibly commit to its successful implementation.
• Advise and undertake Contract Management activities.
• Lead on implementing and drafting Memorandums of Understanding, licences and other agreements as required.
• Input to and follow the governance/assurance protocols for procurements.
• Effectively manage and work with the department’s core Commercial Team with a high degree of technical competence.

Essential

• Active CTC or SC clearance
• Dynamic professional with an ability to handle multiple procurement strands and commercial activities with multiple, varied stakeholders concurrently.
• Have a demonstrable track record of delivering value for money across a range of procurement projects and categories, ideally managing high turnover, small value, professional services procurements.
• Be a proficient procurement professional with relevant applied and/or theoretical knowledge, in management process development and implementation, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship development and performance management, specification, report and recommendation writing.
• Evidence of confidence in providing commercial advice to senior teams and external stakeholders.
• Significant working at pace experience.
• Exceptional knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and an understanding of their application.
• Have practical experience of managing varied procurement operations working in a corporate procurement environment.
• Sophisticated understanding and experience of government frameworks.

Desirable

• Demonstrable Contract Management experience.
• Have or working toward MCIPS/MRICS professional qualification or equivalent.
• Ability to challenge and hold stakeholders to account, create an environment that acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement.
• DDaT Category experience.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with thomas.lester@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, DCMS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

Armed Forces Covenant   

DCMS  is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.