Cedar are supporting a key Public Sector client who are looking to hire 2 x Procurement Project Managers. These are newly created permanent positions and offer a salary of £40,000 up to £50,000 per annum plus a range of benefits. This role will be primarily home based but will require you to be on-site c1-3 days per month, depending on meetings, at offices in the North West.

The successful candidate/s will support a range of requirements covering key categories within the organisation and will be responsible for;

preparing ITT documentation and bidder communications (which align with the Procurement Act 2023)
working alongside key teams to obtain approvals, lead meetings and help navigate the end to end process
applying robust and consistent approaches to all procurement activities and ensuring effective communication of procurement programmes to ensure activities are completed when required by all involved
working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure procurement documentation reflects requirements

Candidates applying MUST HAVE:

experience working in Procurement in the UK Public Sector marketplace - candidates without this experience will not be considered
experience running end to end Procurements is required - please note this role does not cover using Frameworks to run Further Competitions or Direct Awards
experience creating a Public Sector Framework would be advantageous
strong attention to detail and strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
strong understanding of the Procurement Act 2023
ideally CIPS Level 5 qualified or working towards is required