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Position: Procurement Senior Manager – Locum Location: Dudley, UK Salary: £500.00 per day Contract Type: Ongoing, Full TimeStep into an exciting career opportunity as a Procurement Senior Manager in Dudley. This ongoing locum role offers the flexibility of locum work with the rewards of a competitive daily rate of £500. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, optimise supply chain operations, and influence procurement processes across the organisation.<h3>Perks and Benefits:</h3>
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Locum Flexibility: Tailor your work schedule and enjoy autonomy over your assignments.</li><li>
Professional Growth: Access industry networks and development opportunities to enhance your career.</li><li>
Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a diverse team on challenging and impactful projects.</li><li>
Enhanced Earnings: Competitive daily rate reflecting your expertise and contribution.</li></ul>
<h3>What You Will Do:</h3>
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Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with organisational goals.</li><li>
Manage supplier relationships to ensure optimal performance and value for money.</li><li>
Lead contract negotiations while maintaining high standards and cost efficiency.</li><li>
Analyse procurement data to inform strategic decisions and process improvements.</li><li>
Collaborate across departments to support organisational initiatives and strengthen supply chain operations.</li></ul>
<h3>Why Dudley?</h3>
Dudley offers a rich blend of history, culture, and community. With beautiful landscapes, excellent transport links, and a welcoming environment, it provides an ideal balance of work and lifestyle.<h3>Working with Sanctuary Personnel:</h3>
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Job Description: Supplier Relationship Manager Hybrid working with 3 days per week working from home Salford Quays, Manchester Permanent Salary starting from £60K per annum dependent upon experience Fantastic benefits including 10% Management Bonus Scheme and generous pension Full time 37.5 hours per week Working in our UK support functions you'll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you'll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day. As our technology focussed Supplier Relationship Manager you will be responsible for maximising the in-contract relationship from Bupa's strategic suppliers. This includes, managing the suppliers within Bupa's Supplier Management Framework, ensuring compliance to Bupa regulatory obligations, reducing contract cost and extracting value and building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to obtain optimum performance from the supplier. How you'll help us make health happen: Onboarding suppliers post contract award, managing suppliers against the Supplier Management Framework and building and maintaining ongoing relationships with suppliers. Leading regular governance review meetings with strategic suppliers to review supplier performance against contract, including SLA performance, cost reductions, continuous improvement opportunities and quality of service. Ensuring suppliers fulfil FCA compliance (where applicable). Owning and managing supplier risk profile to manage and mitigate supply chain risks, reducing the risk of financial or reputational damage. Undertaking due diligence and assurance reviews with suppliers. Resolution of operational and service incidents ensuring that root cause analysis is undertaken and processes are amended/implemented where appropriate. Driving the strategy of the category, collaborating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive innovation, efficiencies, business development opportunities and generating additional value to both parties, ensuring Bupa is a customer of choice. Leading internal reviews with key stakeholders to identify business needs and tangible service improvements and translating them into relationship development plans with suppliers. Developing and maintaining plans to prioritise and implement continuous improvement in terms of service, cost, risk and flexibility, Instigating and developing action plans to remedy poor supplier performance and managing these plans through to successful conclusion. Ensure smooth implementation of service improvement projects and successful handover to operational business stakeholders. Leading market scanning and benchmarking to monitor the direction of the supply market, ensure competitiveness of the supply base and shaping the strategy of the category. Providing regular Management Information reports and updates to the business stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:<ul><li>Experience in managing supplier against the requirements set out in the FCA (SYSC 8/13) and PRA handbook.</li><li>Experience in either supplier assurance or audit</li><li>Knowledge of working with and managing outsourced Service Providers. </li><li>A good knowledge of supply chain processes and the tools and techniques that can be used to improve them.</li><li>Professional Procurement or Risk Management qualifications</li><li>Good understanding of risk management frameworks and compliance activities</li><li>Knowledge and experience of contract terms and conditions with an emphasis on drafting schedules</li><li>Strong commercial awareness with a demonstrable record of value-based delivery</li><li>Analysis, problem solving and decision making skills</li><li>Ability to communicate complex topics in efficient and effective manner.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively at all stages of organisation</li><li>Strong negotiation skills</li><li>Experience of building and maintaining effective relationships at all levels</li></ul>Benefits Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more: • 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind • An enhanced pension plan and life insurance • Annual performance-based bonus • Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available • Various other benefits and online discounts Why Bupa? We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. Time Type: Full time Job Area: Finance &amp; Accounting Locations: Bupa Place

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Job Title: Senior Procurement Manager - Senior Procurement Specialist 
 Location: Oldham, UK 
 Daily Pay: £450.00 
 Contract: Ongoing 
 Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time

Are you ready for an exciting opportunity in procurement? Oldham Council is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to join a dynamic team. Offering a competitive daily rate of £450.00 and flexible full-time or part-time options, this locum role allows you to drive transformation in procurement processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and play a key role in the transition from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to the Procurement Act 2023.


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Flexible working: Full-time or part-time options to fit your lifestyle.
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Professional growth: Exposure to cutting-edge procurement practices and development opportunities.
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Networking: Connect with a wide range of professionals across Greater Manchester and the wider public sector.
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To provide strategic and operational leadership in procurement across Oldham Council. You will ensure high-quality procurement guidance, compliance with legislation, and effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders while fostering professional growth within the procurement team.


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Procurement Leadership &amp; Strategy

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Provide procurement guidance and support aligned with the Council's Corporate Plan.
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Lead compliance activities under the Procurement Act 2023.
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Mentor category staff and promote procurement knowledge across the Council.
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Step in for the Head of Commercial Procurement Unit when required.
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Contract Management &amp; Advice

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Collaborate with Legal Services to allocate contractual support and provide advice.
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Ensure procurement templates are current and compliant.
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Review procurement documents for exercises from £30k to the FTS threshold, offering guidance to improve outcomes.
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Conduct end-to-end procurements as needed.
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Senior Procurement Manager - Senior Procurement Specialist

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