Procurement Manager

Are you an experienced Procurement professional with public sector experience looking for your next management role?

 Do you want to make a real difference to the education sector? 

Then we have an exciting role for you working within a growing charity organisation!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our expanding team and organisation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and we are interested in you as an individual. We are looking for a highly organised professional with a positive attitude, dedicated to achieving excellence in public sector procurement.

Who are we?

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. Our longstanding history and dedication has earned CPC a reputation for excellence, which has allowed us to support public sector organisations with a combined non-pay spend of £441m throughout the 2023/24 financial year alone.

What makes us different?

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!

This is just the beginning, we're constantly growing and evolving and we're always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision!

What’s the role?

The role is offered as full-time position.

The role is predominately home-based, but will require some travel to visit clients within the region as required.

Working at a managerial level you will be responsible for delivering a proactive and comprehensive on-demand tendering and consultancy service to Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) and its subsidiary company Crescent Servicing Limited (CSL) members and customers.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement/On-Demand you will manage the On-demand team allocated to you and together deliver high-quality procurement exercises, including conducting exercises personally where appropriate.

You will set priorities, provide leadership and give support on the process for procuring contracts for a variety of categories, projects, and services for customers. You will support the development and delivery of the company’s strategic procurement programme. 

You will be responsible for ensuring tenders conducted by the On-Demand team are compliant with statutory regulations (including PCR2015 and the Procurement Act 2023), governance frameworks and CPC standards.