Procurement Officer

Are you an experienced Procurement Officer looking for your next career opportunity with study support and hybrid working?

Come and join our team!

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit charity that gives back to the education sector and a one-stop procurement shop, with a vision of being the first-choice procurement services charity that gives back to the education sector. Combining professional support, expert guidance, and resources with FREE training and development opportunities via Crescent Learning.

CPC provides a range of services which include 80+ compliant frameworks, with several approved by the Department for Education (DfE), consultancy services which can aid with every aspect of an institutions procurement journey from facilitating flexible procurement outsourcing, five days a week, to designing a strategic procurement package to maximise your savings.

Each year CPC's Board of Trustees review the level of reserves our charity has and any surpluses are reinvested back into the education sector via the 'Giving Back' initiative. To date over £2 million has been designated for re-investment in the form of various projects with the largest amount being used specifically for awarding non-refundable grants to CPC members supporting SEND learners, wellbeing and absenteeism in colleges, schools, academies, and universities nationwide.

We are looking for a Procurement professional, with knowledge and experience in the public sector, to work with our Contracting team based in Salford. We’re looking for people who want to really make a difference in the Education sector and who can deliver our services with a positive, "can do" attitude.

Working within the Contracting team and reporting to the Procurement Manager that leads your respective category, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement cycle for various agreements within the Place category. You will be responsible for the delivery of the whole procurement cycle from business planning, pre-market engagement, end-to-end tendering, contract management, stakeholder engagement and managing the overall performance of the agreements within your portfolio.

You will also provide mentoring support to the Procurement Officers and Graduate Procurement Officer within the Contracting team, as well as providing a full and professional procurement service to all members, covering the acquisition of any goods or services under Frameworks, Dynamic Markets, and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS).

Public procurement knowledge and experience, both under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 and the Procurement Act (PA) 2023, is essential in this role. You must have worked in a public procurement environment previously, working within an education setting is preferable but not essential. Please note you will be required to work from the Head Office, Procurement House, in Salford, M6 6AJ
a minimum of two days per working week. The remaining three days would normally be worked from home.

We're an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a “Great place to work”. We offer a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your ideas are heard and valued. We provide competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career development. We're making a real difference and you can be a part of it!

This is just the beginning, we're constantly growing and evolving and we're always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision, Mission and Values:

• CPC’s Vision is to be the first-choice procurement services charity that gives back to the education sector.
• CPC’s Mission, we want our members to receive outstanding procurement services.
• CPC’s Values
  • People First - We provide a caring, inclusive, and supporting environment that focuses on individual needs to enable our people to be the best they can be.
  • Customer Always - Everything we do is for the benefit of our customers, to help them provide the best service possible to their learners.
  • Excellence
    -We are 100% committed to delivering the highest-quality services that exceed expectations, with continuous improvement at…