Procurement Consultant

Are you an experienced public sector procurement professional looking for a fresh challenge in a thriving and growing organisation? Do you pride yourself on delivering outstanding procurement services with a positive and proactive approach? We would love for you to join our team!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Consultant to join our expanding team and organisation. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive work environment and we value our colleagues as individuals. We are looking for a highly organised professional with a positive attitude, dedicated to achieving excellence in public sector procurement.

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium and we produce compliant purchasing frameworks and provide specialist advice on spending practices and value for money. We actively support organisations with a combined non-pay spend of £350m, which means that our team have a vast amount of experience procuring a wide range of goods and services and it’s our team and our heritage that has earned us our reputation for excellence.

This role sits within our Crescent Managed Services. They specialise in offering procurement consultancy services to the education sector. They offer bespoke procurement solutions to suit individual client needs and budgets, from one-off tendering to onsite managed services. Our aim is simply to be the best at what we do.

You will be responsible for leading the process for procuring contracts for a variety of categories, including facilities, estates, finance, curriculum and ICT and other projects and services. This role will contribute to embedding best practice, efficiency and effectiveness within procurement processes and decisions, ensuring compliance with UK procurement regulations and legislation and assisting us to achieve savings. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for offering a proactive and comprehensive service and advice on all aspects of procurement to all levels of personnel and manage relationships between our client and their diverse range of suppliers.

We're an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a “Great place to work”. We offer a collaborative, exciting 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! For more information on the role, please view the job description.