Senior Procurement Manager

Role: Senior Procurement Manager, Facilities Management (Temp) Contract Type: Contractor - Fixed Term Contract Location: London Marylebone Salary: £750 Day Rate Job Purpose The key purpose of the Procurement Manager role is to strengthen the Procurement team in leading the Procurement strategy which is to ensure that everything we do is underpinned by our ethos to behave as a good and efficient operator through all of our procurement activities, ensuring value for money and robust and fit for purpose contracts. Responsible for formulating and executing procurement strategies for FM-related goods and services, this role entails contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, and optimizing cost-effective sourcing to meet the company's FM requirements. A Senior Procurement Manager in the FM sector plays a vital role in overseeing the procurement of facilities-related goods and services, driving cost efficiency, and fostering strong supplier relationships to support operational needs. Reporting into the Head of Procurement, the Senior Procurement Manager will play a crucial part in delivering the Procurement Strategy in ensuring that the key controls and governance set out in the Procurement Policy are adhered to. This will include coordinating all procurement activity from sourcing the market, through to formalising the procurement approach, carrying out the procurement activity, through to contract award and ongoing supplier management. This role will cover a range of Indirect spend categories, including (but not limited to) marketing, HR services, IT and consulting services. Key Accountabilities * Implements procurement procedures in keeping with the Chiltern procurement policy and ensures adherence by business units. Ensures continuous improvement in procurement processes and procedures * Supports development of appropriate procurement strategies that support value for money objectives e.g. supplier consolidation * Develops and maintains a plan of all procurement activity to meet business needs and advises on resource needs and options * Co-ordinates production of invitation to tender documents, instructions, evaluation scorecards and reports * Understands and executes the Chiltern procurement e2e process including strategic sourcing * Has a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the category and its supply market * Provides a coaching role in category strategy development, passing on valuable knowledge within the Procurement team * Delivers value to the business through the application of strategic sourcing activity * Understands and influences the category supply chain * Facilitates development of Chiltern’s relationship with existing and potential suppliers through strategic supplier relationship management * Works closely with legal and procurement teams to ensure adherence to contracted terms and conditions to maintain a high level of commerciality and relationship with key suppliers * Proactively engage key suppliers to help strengthen and improve their performance and provide transparency to help alleviate current or future service issues including ensuring non-conformances are managed and addressed in a timely manner * Sound understanding and execution of negotiation strategy. Successfully negotiates high value, high risk contracts with suppliers that protect the business by providing relevant risk management, financial and non-financial benefits * Actively assist in process improvement and development by understanding the Chiltern strategy and working closely with the business to ensure a seamless supply chain * Identify and drive forward opportunities to develop and deliver cost-savings, business and value-added opportunities within Chiltern * Ensuring suppliers continue to deliver best value by actively benchmarking against identified and approved comparators; and negotiating any contract changes * Prepare and deliver senior level presentations/reports to support any procurement strategy, price changes and products * Be an effective user of Purchase-To-Pay systems and how this process should be used by Requisitioners, Approvers, Suppliers and Accounts Payable * Maintain and develop good knowledge of relevant supply markets and key players * Collaborate with Group Procurement and AUKT Central Procurement teams on Group/AUKT wide projects Any other duties required by the Head of Procurement that are appropriate to the post. Personal Specification * Skilled in compiling robust tender and commercial documents; * Familiar with the Procurement Act 2023 guidelines * Strong knowledge NEC Contracting form and Grip stages. * Demonstrable experience in running tenders and leading complex procurement activities; * Demonstrable experience in leading commercial negotiations * Experience in procuring within the Facilities Management industry. * Good appreciation of supply market for technical services; * Good stakeholder relationship skills; * Spend analysis skills, advanced excel required; * Preferably Membership of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply - or actively working towards Travel will be required across the Chiltern network and additionally may be required elsewhere within the UK