Your new company

A government-owned, non-profit organisation with a clear purpose: enabling opportunity through education. With over 3,000 employees across multiple UK sites, the organisation plays a pivotal role in supporting learners and institutions by delivering trusted, transparent, and accessible financial services.

Your new role

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver procurement activities, including market engagement, route assessment, and approvals.
• Manage contracts throughout their lifecycle, from inception to completion.
• Support negotiations and contract management to achieve added value.
• Oversee commercial matters for assigned contracts, including planning for expiry dates and resolving disputes.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks.
• Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of commercial activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
• Support alignment of commercial activities within the team and highlight areas of concern.
• Foster a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
• Track performance and maintain robust reporting.
• Mentor and coach team members as required.
• Promote inclusion and diversity within the organisation.
• Carry out other reasonable duties as required.

What you'll need to succeed

• Understanding of procurement regulations.
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Knowledge of commercial and contract management processes.
• Experience in interpreting contractual arrangements and managing approvals.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary packages are offered to employees.
• Civil service pension scheme, providing long-term financial security.

• Digitally enabled blended working: Typically, employees can work three days from home and two days in the office, with flexibility to suit personal circumstances.
• Flexible working contracts and the option to use flexi-time to earn extra holiday days.

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
• Extra day’s leave if you are moving home.
• Option to buy or sell holidays to suit individual needs.

• Family-friendly leave: Includes 52 weeks maternity/adoption leave, with six months at full pay and the option to share leave with a partner.

• Life insurance cover is equivalent to four times the basic salary.
• Recognition of success through performance-related pay awards.
• Bespoke Reward lifestyle benefits package, including retail discounts.

What you need to do now

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