Procurement Manager

Location: Fareham
Contract: 3-month temporary contract (potential to extend)
Salary: £44,013 - £48,766 (pro rata)

We are currently supporting a local authority in Fareham with the recruitment of an experienced Procurement Manager on an initial 3-month contract, with potential for extension.

This is an excellent opportunity to step into a high-impact role, leading procurement activity across a broad range of council services while contributing to strategic improvements.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of procurement services, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and best practice across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading compliant procurement processes in line with legislation and internal policies

• Supporting the delivery and ongoing development of the Procurement Strategy

• Advising senior stakeholders on procurement routes, frameworks, and market approaches

• Managing the procurement pipeline and coordinating with service leads

• Leading end-to-end procurement activity across both straightforward and complex projects

• Delivering procurement training and guidance to internal teams

• Ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, including transparency requirements

• Supporting contract management, including performance monitoring and issue resolution

• Managing supplier engagement, including due diligence and market interaction

• Overseeing the e-procurement system and contract register

• Monitoring performance and driving continuous improvement

• Line managing procurement staff

You will act as a trusted advisor across the council, providing practical and commercially sound procurement guidance.

We are seeking a procurement professional who can quickly embed into a public sector environment and deliver results.

You will have:

• A relevant procurement qualification with at least 18 month's post-qualification experience

• Experience working within public sector procurement (local authority experience desirable)

• Strong understanding of procurement legislation and frameworks

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Experience supporting or leading others within a team

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

This role would suit someone immediately available or on short notice, who can add value quickly and drive procurement activity forward.

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