Deputy Procurement Manager
To support Procurement Managers in leading the Commissioners through an agreed procurement process/strategy to achieve compliance with procurement regulation governance and customer Standing Financial Instructions, as appropriate. To have a key role in operating and maintaining the relevant sections of the e-tendering system (and OJEU/Contracts Finder portals), including managing links with bidders, advising on best practice usage and providing training to procurement evaluators and other users To support the Procurement managers (at all levels) with their projects and where directed lead some procurement activities.
To liaise with Procurement team, commissioning and finance colleagues at all levels within SCW and customer organisations to ensure there is clear information for the procurement documents and that final contracts have clear arrangements and clarity of service requirements.To be part of a team who will be providing strategic direction, leadership and implementation of all systems and procedures to meet high standards relating to procurement and market management. To take the lead in researching and analysing the market prior to any tendering exercise, to determine the key providers and identify any new or potential bidders and to encourage full competition wherever possible.
To contribute to continual improvement through development and maintenance of best practice project management (and procurement) tools, techniques and templates. To provide and receive complex, confidential, contentious and sensitive information and have the ability to either prepare this information for presentation to groups and individuals at all levels across a range of organisations, or to directly present it, as appropriate.