Procurement Specialist

Overview

In this role, you contribute to UKSBS’s transformation into a modern, digitally enabled public sector service provider. You will work within the Procurement team to support sourcing, contract management, and process improvements that meet SLAs and deliver value. You’ll handle tender activities from pre-tender through the full lifecycle and collaborate with internal partners to optimise procurements. This is an opportunity to drive best practices, support service transformation, and contribute to strategic outcomes in areas like Space, Energy, IT, and Consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Ensure procurements comply with Government advertising and opportunity publishing regulations
• Follow defined best-practice procurement processes and policies to maximise use of e-Procurement systems
• Develop collaborative relationships with internal partners to leverage expertise and deliver value in agreements
• Independently prepare pre-tender and tender documents and manage the full procurement sourcing life cycle
• Support the Procurement Manager with ad-hoc and strategic activities
• Support implementing best practices into procurement operations and service transformation

Key requirements

• Proven track record in preparing and managing tenders and contracts
• Hands-on experience with eProcurement tools and purchasing platforms
• Experience supporting Procurement Managers by driving best practice and ensuring policy adherence
• Ability to identify and maximise savings opportunities

• stakeholder management
• team collaboration
• attention to process and compliance
• eProcurement tools and purchasing platforms

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