My client, a high profile and complex Public Sector organisation, is looking to recruit Commercial Managers to lead on end-to-end procurement lifecycle activities including areas such as commercial strategy, category management, sourcing and contract management. The successful candidates will deliver high value / complexity procurements and/ or contract management in the Estates / Facilities Management category. The successful candidate will have the following experience:

• Commercial experience which could be from either a procurement or contract management perspective. This could be gained from working across any one of a number of categories / spend areas inc. HR, professional services, corporate, FM, construction, marketing, travel, social care etc.
• Experience of engaging with internal stakeholders and/or suppliers at a mid to senior level to drive and manage change and deliver the strategic priorities.
• Experience of staff management would be desirable (mentoring / development in this areas can be provided)
• Previous experience in Public Sector procurement / OJEU / PCR2015 would be desirable but isn’t essential.

This opportunity offers a base salary range of £30,900 - £36,700 with a potential stretch to £52,000 (depending on contractual location and qualifications) + bens (including in year rewards). Successful candidates can be nationally based, with a requirement for occasional travel (post-pandemic)

Langley are a diverse, minority-owned business and we are passionate about promoting diversity and equality. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability status or gender and particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

For further information please submit your details to nathan.ramsay@langleysearch.com or call +44 (0) 333 366 0839  quoting 7746NR

Unfortunately due to the high levels of response we receive, we are often unable to personally respond to every application. If you are suitable for the role for which you have applied or another role, we will contact you within 7 working days.

Commercial Manager (Procurement Manager / Contract Manager)

My client, a high profile and complex Public Sector organisation, is looking to recruit Commercial Managers to lead on end to end procurements including areas such as commercial strategy, category management, sourcing and contract management. The successful candidates will deliver high value / complexity procurements across a range of goods and/or service spend areas.

The successful candidate will have the following experience:

• Commercial experience which could be from either a procurement or contract management perspective. This could be gained from working across any one of a number of categories / spend areas inc. HR, professional services, corporate, FM, construction, marketing, travel, social care etc.
• Experience of engaging with internal stakeholders and/or suppliers at a mid to senior level to drive and manage change and deliver the strategic priorities.
• Experience of staff management would be desirable (mentoring / development in this areas can be provided)
• Previous experience in Public Sector procurement / OJEU / PCR2015 would be desirable but isn’t essential.

This opportunity offers a base salary range of £30,900 - £36,700 with a potential stretch to £52,000 (depending on contractual location and qualifications) + bens (including in year rewards). Successful candidates can be nationally based, with a requirement for occasional travel (post-pandemic)

Langley are a diverse, minority-owned business and we are passionate about promoting diversity and equality. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability status or gender and particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

For further information please submit your details to nathan.ramsay@langleysearch.com or call +44 (0) 333 366 0839  quoting 7743NR

Unfortunately due to the high levels of response we receive, we are often unable to personally respond to every application. If you are suitable for the role for which you have applied or another role, we will contact you within 4 working days.

Interim Procurement Manager opportunity, 9-12 months, c£450 per day (inside IR35), London based client (initially home working, then potentially 2 days per week in the office).

If you have a good working knowledge of the Public Sector / OJEU / PCR 2015 regulations coupled with experience of procuring main contractors for housing construction programmes then this could be the role for you.

For further information please submit your details to nathan.ramsay@langleysearch.com or call +44(0) 333 366 0839 quoting 7731NR

The Opportunity:-

My client are currently recruiting for an ICT Category Manager. Reporting into the Head of Procurement, the successful candidate will be a key player in the commercial delivery across a spectrum of IT programmes which could be hardware, software, networks and digital related.

The key deliverables for the role are:-

• Managing a number of ICT related category projects with an emphasis on commercial best practice
• Leading commercial negotiations with suppliers on all contracts
• Ownership and delivery of strategic category plans
• Demonstrating a strong stakeholder / project management focus

Key Candidate Criteria:-

• In depth knowledge and practical experience of procurement best practice and commercial delivery within a centralised function
• Experience of contracting utilising the Public Sector procurement rules PCR2015 / OJEU
• Knowledge of category management and its commercial value coupled with the ability to challenge the ethos, influence and deliver best value
• Broad ICT Category experience gained across areas such as hardware, software, digital or cloud.
• Experience in Relationship Management, including supplier management, customer/stakeholder management, KPIs and continuous improvement.

For further information please submit your details in a Microsoft Word format to info@langleysearch.com or call +44(0)333 3660839 quoting ref 7729NR.

My Client, a leading Consulting firm is currently recruiting a Procurement Compliance Manager.  the role can be based in either Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle or Manchester. The role reports to the Head of Procurement. The Procurement Compliance Manager will manage the procurement compliance process across the different practices of the consultancy.

You will collaborate and be supported by the Procurement, Finance & Tax teams as well as working with the Project Directors, Practice Leads, Project Managers and Procurement Managers.  

This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to work for a global consultancy and actively assist in developing a procurement policy & compliance process

Key responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for ‘buyers’ when they are considering supplier options
• Identify, understand and manage risk during the procurement phase of new and existing suppliers and subcontractors, and guide appropriately as to remedial actions.
• escalation of any risks to appropriate team – Legal, Tax, Finance, further within Procurement
• Post procurement - actively managing the supply chain to continually assess and audit ongoing risks to intervals agreed and amended from time to time.
• Further important areas for identification and reporting will be sustainability, ethics-diversity
• Ensure supplier contracts are submitted as part of the compliance process - escalating any

Experiences required

• Experience of providing a procurement/supply chain or similar compliance internal service in a complex environment
• Knowledge of supply chain/procurement compliance processes – SRM, Business Integrity, contracts, pre-qualification, frameworks and implementation of standards - will be an advantage
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, adept at working with a broad range of stakeholders at all levels and able to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution
• Possess a positive, flexible and pragmatic approach to work

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info @langleysearch .com quoting MB/7725.

Langley Search & Interim (langleysearch. com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs

My Client, a leading Consulting firm is currently recruiting a Sustainable Procurement Manager.  The role can be based in either Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle or Manchester. The role reports to the Head of Procurement. The Sustainable Procurement Manager will support the firm in its aim for carbon reduction.

You will collaborate with the Procurement team. The main focus will be on embedding a sustainable, social value and ethical process and supply chain across all categories of spend.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about sustainable sourcing and wants to build a sustainable programme from scratch.

Key responsibilities

• Support procurement managers in their projects and engagements to ensure sustainability opportunities are identified and optimised in our procurements, agreed objectives continued and reported on
• Maintaining an up to date knowledge of best in class sustainable procurement criteria across all key categories
• Working alongside category procurement, sustainability and EDI specialists to establish existing baselines and opportunities for improvement projects.
• Liaising with suppliers and functional owners as required to ensure we have meaningful and productive relationships with our key suppliers’ CSR teams.
• Identifying risk factors, such as Modern Slavery in our supply chain, and raising accordingly with colleagues

Experience required

• Knowledge of the corporate procurement processes and how to reflect sustainable objectives in contracts.
• An understanding of carbon footprint reporting and how supply chains impact on an organisation’s performance
• Passionate about organisational sustainability and corporate responsibility
• Strong hands-on experience in implementing sustainable procurement initiatives and impacting positively on the performance of supply chains

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info@langleysearch .com quoting MB/7726.

Langley Search & Interim (langleysearch . com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs

My Client a leading Brand is currently looking for a specialist Category Manager. The Category Manager will report to the Director of Procurement helping internal stakeholders gain best value from their spend portfolio.  You will join the current team in delivering strategic and tactical procurement projects in Technology, Corporate Services, Events & Travel categories.

You will work closely with the various department to run tendering processes, contract negotiations and ongoing vendor management.  You will get immediately involved in projects that are currently running and must be able to manage procurement projects to tight deadlines. 

This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to see a diverse set of projects and experience technology, sourcing and procurement with an amazing brand.

Skills required:

• Sourcing and procurement experience, across the categories of Technology, Professional Services & Travel & Events
• Building relationships with key divisions and individuals to ascertain and understand stakeholder, business and customer requirements, strategy, challenges and opportunities. 
• Experience of developing best practice governance, procedures and policies which protect the business from risk

Experience Required:

• Experience working in blue chip organisations.
• Ideally educated to degree level
• Procurement technical skills including negotiation skills, contract drafting, drafting of relevant RfPs etc and use of category management techniques in setting category plans
• The ability to draw together requirements across multiple or individual business units and gain consensus on the procurement plan from the business
• Excellent interpersonal/influencing skills.

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info @langleysearch .com quoting MB/7727.

Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch .com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs

My Client a Private Equity owned energy platform business, are currently looking for a Head of Supply. The Head of Supply will report to the CFO and be accountable for maintaining and improving the existing Supplier relationships. This includes ensuring on-time delivery across the supply base ensuring prices remain competitive and coverage is extensive across the UK.

This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to work with a leading organisation that they can really have a hand on shaping and developing.  The role will be based remotely, with travel to suppliers.

In this role, you will…

• Be a member of the management team, leading the Supply team and shaping the Supply strategy. 
• Build strong working relationships with both suppliers across the UK and colleagues across the business; understand their priorities and help them understand yours. 
• Build, lead, manage and mentor a Supply team encompassing Account Management, Supply Operations and Resolutions (dealing with Supply issues impartially and resolving them to the satisfaction of both client and the supplier).
• Refine & improve the clients offering to customers & contractual relationship with suppliers.
• Ensure the right supply KPIs are in place and are managed effectively. 
• Work with the Operations Team to make sure that the clients gets the right balance between supply and Operations, and processes are clear between both departments.
• Ensure that Supply roadmap is well communicated and understood across the wider team.  Improve the level of Supply and process understanding across the business.

Experience Required:

• Great commercial ability, communication, and relationship management. Comfortable working and negotiating with people from national businesses down to sole suppliers
• Curiosity and a love of process and optimisation. You can always see a better way to do things and get excited about the opportunity to create new processes and experiment with existing ones.
• Passion for leading teams and at least 5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain role, ideally in a business that uses technology and data. You know that delivering high-quality service depends on having a great team in place and skilful leadership and management of them.
• A data-driven and analytical mind-set. You know how to ask the right questions to get to actionable outcomes, how to design processes and use KPIs to measure their effectiveness.
• Good judgement and the ability to stay calm under pressure. You have superb organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on tasks.

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info @langleysearch .com quoting MB/7724.

Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch . com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs

Our client a leading digital media company is looking for an experienced and influential procurement professional to improve and drive best practice across their indirect procurement portfolio. The main categories of focus will be Digital Marketing, Technology, Fleet, HR and Marketing.

The culture of the company is open, professional and accountable. This individual will have the responsibility of evolving and implementing strategic sourcing and category management. In addition, this individual will have experience influencing and educating busy senior managers about best practice procurement.  

You will have experience of working within a developed procurement function; rapidly sourcing information, engaging with key stakeholders, analysing spend, creating workable processes and policies to result in tangible cost reductions and more strategic procurement with a focus on a number of different spends across direct and indirect.

 The ability to demonstrate the value of strategic procurement to the key stakeholders and provide evidence of cost savings via a more considered purchasing plan. 

Key Skills:

• Ability to and evidence of rapidly coming to strong commercial conclusions
• Indirect Procurement experience.
• Experienced in creating formal strategic procurement plans for complex and established function.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Skilled negotiator specifically within indirect procurement,
• Ability to and experience of influencing commercial decisions at board level
• Strong Excel and IT skills are essential,

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info@langleysearch.com quoting MB/7723.

     Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch.com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs.

My client, a progressive Public Sector linked organisation, are looking to recruit a Procurement Manager to lead and influence projects from a commercial, category and sourcing perspective. Working in a greenfield / brownfield environment this role offers the successful candidate the real opportunity to really influence and shape the direction of the procurement function.

Reporting into the Head of Procurement, the successful candidate will have the following experience:

• Hands-on procurement / category management experience within construction and/or Hard FM / Soft FM related spend areas.
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders at a senior level to drive progressive change and deliver strategic priorities.
• Previous experience in Public Sector procurement / OJEU / PCR2015 is essential.
• The ability to build and manage a contracts register / procurement pipeline.
• CIPS / MCIPS qualifications are desirable although not essential.

Post-pandemic this role will be a mix of home / office based

For further information please submit your details to nathan.ramsay@langleysearch.com or call +44(0)333 366 0839 quoting 7705NR