Thrive Group are recruiting for a Contracts & Procurement Manager on 2-year fixed term post, with a view to start immediately.

This position is located in Cheltenham, working 30 hours per week and paying £18.06 per hour. Flexibility to work on a hybrid basis is available.

Key accountabilities:

• Integral part of Contracts and Procurement team, supporting the business in providing an excellent service to all stakeholders.
• Support the management of a portfolio of procurement projects covering a varied supply base.
• Manage aspects of procurement across the business, from commissioning through to contract management.
• Support tender activity across the business.
• Supporting the delivery of an effective compliant procurement function and corporate procurement strategy.
• Ensuring compliance with public contract regulations, legal requirements and company policies in the delivery of the service.
• Keeping up to date with relevant policy and legislative changes.

Essential Requirements:

• Worked in a procurement environment.
• Experience of producing tendering documentation for public sector organisations.
• Experience of managing tenders.
• Experience of conducting soft market testing exercises.
• Built and maintained productive relationships, including those with key stakeholders and external organisations.
• Worked independently or with others to deliver projects.
• Proven experience in a similar or related role.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office.
• Proven delivery skills and experience of working to tight, pressurised deadlines
• Knowledge of procurement regulations and at least a working understanding or contract law, risk management and contract management.
• An ability to compile a tender to achieve the desired outcomes and delivers best value for money and an appropriate balance of risk and reward.
• The ability to access and manipulate data and draw insight and recommendations from it.
• Good interpersonal skills; works together with employees, colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders to resolve problems, obtain information and make things happen.
• A good level of commercial and cost awareness.
• Customer focus and the ability to communicate appropriately.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to represent information in a clear and coherent way with a high degree of accuracy. Well-developed computer skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection.

For more information please apply or contact the team on (phone number removed).

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