Client:

Castlefield Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join a highly reputable non-profit organisation in West Yorkshire. This will be for an initial 12 months however could be extended due to workload.

Role:

• Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information where there may be barriers to communication or a requirement to achieve agreement, cooperation or provide reassurance
• Responsible for market mapping, benchmarking and building up product portfolio knowledge
• Monitor cash releasing saving targets of up to £7m per annum
• Skills in category management particularly within services, dealing with auditors and suppliers
• Present complex, sensitive or contentious procurement information to large groups or differing stakeholder groups where challenge or resistance may exist e.g. formal presentations, representation at formal meetings
• Ability to build and maintain a variety of constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent ability to exercise high levels of procurement diligence when assessing or preparing procurement documentation, especially when information is received from a variety of sources and may be conflicting

Person

• Educated to post graduate level or equivalent level of knowledge of working at a similar level in procurement
• Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and practices which require expertise within procurement underpinned by theoretical or practical procurement knowledge or experience
• Ability to engage and partner with difficult stakeholders
• Experience in working on major procurement exercises