Procurement Consultant

Crescent Purchasing Consortium

1d•Remote

About The Position

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC), a not-for-profit purchasing consortium, is seeking an experienced procurement professional to join its growing On Demand team. The team delivers flexible, bespoke procurement support to educational clients, drawing on expertise in procurement, tendering, reviewing, benchmarking and contract management. The role involves providing comprehensive procurement and tendering services, including working onsite at client premises and travelling regularly to clients. The position is intended to be full-time, though applicants seeking part-time hours will be considered. CPC is ideally seeking someone based in Hampshire or Oxfordshire, but will consider applicants elsewhere who can travel within those regions. The successful candidate will report to the Procurement Manager and provide proactive procurement advice to personnel at all levels, manage relationships between clients and suppliers, support compliant and effective procurement, and help achieve savings for clients. CPC describes itself as an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a “Great place to work,” with a collaborative environment and opportunities for development.

Requirements

Experience in procurement within the public sector or education sector.
Public sector tendering experience.
Knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) and/or Procurement Act 2023; the role description specifically identifies knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023.
Ability to travel to client premises and within the Hampshire and Oxfordshire regions.
Highly organised, positive attitude, and dedication to excellence in public sector procurement.

Nice To Haves

Experience running tenders or mini-competitions under framework agreements.
Some knowledge of PA23/PCR2015.
Based in Hampshire or Oxfordshire.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive procurement and tendering services to educational clients.
Work onsite directly with clients and travel regularly to their premises.
Offer proactive advice on all aspects of procurement to personnel at all levels.
Manage relationships between clients and their suppliers.
Help embed best practice, efficiency and effectiveness in procurement processes and decisions.
Ensure compliance with UK procurement regulations and legislation.
Assist clients in achieving savings.
Run tenders or mini-competitions under framework agreements.

Benefits

Salary up to £43,000 FTE per annum, depending on experience.
Yearly discretionary bonus following successful probation.
Remote working, with visits to clients onsite when required.
Access to a local government pension scheme with an employer contribution of 14.7%, including death-in-service and ill-health cover.
In-house development programmes and external learning, with support to achieve MCIPS.
38 days’ holiday including bank holidays, plus three additional days for the Christmas holiday closure.
Time off for volunteering opportunities.
Enhanced leave packages, including paid sickness, carers leave, bereavement and compassionate leave, and maternity pay.
Wellbeing support, access to mental health first aiders, and the opportunity to join an Employee Assistance Programme.
Opportunity to participate in working groups, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability.
Women's, Men's and Carer's employee support networks.
Social and employee events during summer and at Christmas.
Travel expenses paid for additional required travel outside the contracted place of work.