INTERIM HEAD OF PROCUREMENT

The Background

A high profile government agency, based in the North West, is urgently looking for an Interim Head of Procurement for a minimum 6-month contract.

The Role

Your job wil be to develop innovative procurement systems across the agency while monitoring and developing their strategies and policies. You'll manage a small procurement team, being responsibile for the departmental procurement budget as well as playing a major role in controlling all agency spend. You'll be managing several key relationships, both internally and externally.

You

You'll have solid experience in managing a busy procurement office, preferably a graduate with corporate CIPS membership and an extensive knowledge of current European procurement legislation (OJEU). You'll fully understand UK business law and have sound commercial acumen, will have a proven record of high-level negotiation and ideally some project management knowledge (e.g. PRINCE2)

This is an outstanding strategic role within a well-known public sector body.

To apply, or for a more detailed job spec, call Wes Gleeson on 0845 658 0416 or forward an up-to-date CV to [Email hidden]

JAM Contracts is acting as an employment business with regards to this vacancy. Examples of the types of jobs we recruit for are as follows: Contracts Manager, Head of Procurement, Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer and Procurement Agent.

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