Senior Procurement Officer

Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference?

Are you wanting to take the next step in your Procurement journey?

Are you looking for a Great Place to Work?

Come and join our team!

Who are we?

We are Crescent Purchasing Consortium and our mission is to provide outstanding procurement services to members and clients. We are owned by the education sector, and run for the education sector, it’s CPC's team and our heritage that has earned us our reputation for excellence. 

What’s the role?

We are looking for two Procurement professionals, 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.

You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement cycle for various agreements within either the People or Place categories and will report to the Procurement Manager for that 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 as well as providing a full and professional procurement service to all members, covering the acquisition of any goods or services under Framework Agreements and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS).

What makes us different? 

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!

In return for your dedication, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Salary of up to £35,000 per annum depending on experience.

• Yearly discretionary bonuses of up to £3,000 following successful probation.

• Hybrid working – 3 days home working and 2 days on site at our Head Office in Salford.

• Access to a local government pension scheme which includes death-in-service and ill health.

• Opportunities to develop through our inhouse development programmes and through external learning with full support given to achieve MCIPS.

• 38 days holiday (including a week for Christmas holiday closure and bank holidays).

• Time off for volunteering opportunities.

• Enhanced leave packages such as paid sickness, carers leave, bereavement and compassionate leave and maternity pay.

• Support for wellbeing with access to 8 mental health first aiders and the opportunity to join an Employee Assistance Programme.

• The chance to get involved in a number of working groups, such as Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability.

• The opportunity to join our Women's, Men's and Carer's employee support networks which provide safe spaces for colleagues to share their experiences.

• Social and employee events throughout summer and at Christmas.

• Has a programme of ‘giving back’ to the communities in which it is based and which it supports.

• Travel expenses paid and free parking.

Next Steps

Deadline to apply is 20th December 2024. If you like what you’ve read, please don't delay in applying as we may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications. If you would like more information on the role and would like us to send you the detailed job description, please contact us at [email protected]

Please note that VISA sponsorship is not offered for this role.

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats or if you have any accessibility issues, we’re more than happy to review our processes. Please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected].

CPC is an Equal Opportunities Employer and committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at every level. We welcome and encourage all applications, and we believe that having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values.