Procurement Specialist

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Salary: £39,702 up to £49,000 dependent upon experience

Contract Type:
Permanent, Full-time

Security Level: SC

Location:
Hybrid

Visa Restrictions:
This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.

Reporting directly to the Head of Procurement, the Procurement Specialist plays a key role in supporting the organization with the acquisition of Information Technology (IT) goods and services. This position focuses on identifying suitable suppliers, negotiating commercial terms, and overseeing the lifecycle of contracts related to IT products and services to ensure value, compliance, and efficiency.

We are seeking a full-time, permanent Procurement Specialist to join our team and take ownership of the end-to-end sourcing and procurement of Information Technology (IT) goods and services. This will include, but is not limited to, professional services, consultancy, hardware, software, systems, applications, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence

• Lead low to high value procurements related to information technology (IT) category.
• Ensure all procurements are performed compliantly in accordance with CAA’s Procurement Policy and external legal requirements including but not limited to;
  Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
• Management of contract renewals, contract changes, supplier performance and contractual disputes.
• Support CAA colleagues in effective contract management.
• Be an internal advocate for Procurement including leading monthly Procurement business partnering meetings with key allocated internal clients to support current and existing purchasing needs.
• Attend and represent Procurement on internal governance and project meetings.
• Provide practical advice and best practice guidance on internal client and external supplier queries.
• Extract and analyse spend and contract data from CAA’s systems as required to fulfil duties under this role.
• Ensure completion of all work-related administration.
• Lead and or assist on projects or initiatives.

About You

You will be confident working independently, take ownership of your work and be committed to delivering an excellent service to your stakeholders. You must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and busy environment with high volume and quick turnaround

• MCIPS qualified to minimum Level 4.
• Demonstrable experience of working in public sector procurement with a good knowledge and working experience of the Public Sector procurement requirements such as Public Contracts Regulations and Procurement Act 2023).
• Demonstrable experience of sourcing and managing IT contract across a broad range of goods and services.
• Demonstrable experience of using Government Frameworks, such as Crown Commercial Services (e.g. G-Cloud, Technology Products and Services, etc) to source IT goods and services.
• Knowledge of financial procedures including price, cost and bid analysis.
• Confident working at all levels and including key stakeholders and communicating effectively.
• Organised, thorough and able to prioritise workload and approach issues positively to ensure effective resolution.
• Able to demonstrate ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to manage multiple categories of diverse spend requests.
• Contract management experience, understanding SLAs/KPIs and applying these in contract management, dispute resolution, financial management and reporting.
• Knowledge of SAP Business By Design (P2P system)…