A fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join a well-known public sector organisation based in Bristol with a salary up to 52,000 per annum. The Procurement Manager will be joining the commercial team to support on creating sustainable transport in the west of England through supporting on infrastructure, transport and professional services procurement.

Candidates will need to have previous procurement or commercial experience utilising public sector procurement regulations and have had exposure to large infrastructure or construction projects, and be eager to develop themselves within their career.

Role Responsibilities of the Procurement Manager:

Developing and managing the portfolio of multi-million/high profile projects within infrastructure, transport and professional servicesSupport the implementation of a Sustainable Procurement PolicyManaging team members to ensure the delivery of an excellent flexible compliant customer focused serviceEmpower and encourage staff to conduct delegated smaller-value procurement independently of the Procurement teamMaintain knowledge of changing procurement legislation and advice and lead on changes where neededExperience required of the Procurement Manager

Exposure of working to public sector procurement process's and regulationsIn-depth experience of leading and interacting with senior internal and external stakeholdersExperience of delivering large scale and high-risk end to end procurements for complex infrastructure programmesExcellent working knowledge of and be able to interpret procurement regulations, contract standing orders, the permitted procedures to develop and deliver sourcing strategies for direct and indirect spend areasExperience managing a team and working in a matrix managed environment, providing clear direction, coaching / mentoring and feedbackSalary:

Up to 52,000. The position also offers hybrid working.

This role will be well suited to you if you have previous experience within procurement or commercial as a procurement manager, senior procurement manager, senior procurement officer, category manager, senior category manager, category officer, contracts officer, senior contracts officer or contracts manager.