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The Procurement Manager is responsible for ensuring that the organisation purchases the goods and services that will best help us achieve our goals. Generally, that means finding supplier partners that strike a balance between quality and cost. Additionally, procurement manager responsibilities include reviewing past purchases made by the HCPC. This evaluation determines vendor effectiveness, compliance and ultimately, the business’s return on investment (ROI).
Job Responsibility:
Liaise with executive directors and senior managers across the organisation to fully understand their requirements for procurement advice and support
Develop procurement arrangements to satisfy those requirements, and put in place regular feedback and review mechanisms
Develop, implementing and reviewing all procurement strategies, policies and procedures, to meet the HCPC’s strategic and operational objectives and ensure compliance with legal requirements
Develop and maintaining a corporate contracts register, to provide a comprehensive picture of HCPC contractual arrangements and retendering requirements
Liaise with business managers to provide proactive advice and support on all purchasing and contracting activities
Contribute to the identification and delivery of business improvement projects to streamline the HCPC’s procurement arrangements
Contribute to the HCPC’s annual efficiency programme by delivering target savings in procurement activities
Help to manage key supplier relationships to deliver performance improvements in cost and/or quality
Provide user training to ensure that procurement policies and procedures are widely understood across the organisation
Implement arrangements to ensure full compliance with policies and procedures
Maintaining a detailed awareness of current and emerging procurement best practice, new legislation and Government guidelines and ensure that HCPC processes are updated accordingly
Requirements:
A proven track record of acting as change agent, working proactively in a collaborative and supportive way to make systems and procedural change happen
Experience of running a full tendering process and an understanding of the legislation, good practice and project management principles surrounding this
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, at all levels of the organisation
Able to challenge and influence decisions at all levels with an assertive and confident approach to managing conflict and gaining credibility quickly
A positive, proactive and curious mind-set with the experience to apply critical analysis and judgement when faced with challenges
ensuring these solutions are customer focused and balance the wider needs of the organisation