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A growing public‑sector organisation is seeking a proactive Procurement Specialist to support the delivery of compliant, value‑driven procurement activity across a diverse range of goods and services. This role forms part of a collaborative Contracts & Procurement function, playing a key role in delivering excellent service to internal stakeholders and ensuring robust, transparent processes across the full procurement lifecycle.

Your new role

• Deliver end‑to‑end procurement activity from commissioning through to contract award and contract management support.
• Manage a portfolio of procurement projects, supporting tender activity and ensuring adherence to public procurement regulations and organisational policies.
• Undertake procurement options appraisals, market engagement and soft‑market testing to shape informed specifications and tender documents.
• Develop tender documentation including specifications, KPIs, pricing models and terms, working with legal and professional experts.
• Publish notices and manage activity through procurement portals, ensuring compliant and transparent processes.
• Analyse spend data and support the development of procurement plans, category insights, and the contracts register.
• Promote key organisational priorities such as social value, sustainability, modern slavery compliance and transparency.
• Lead the implementation and roll‑out of a new internal procurement/tendering portal, driving adoption and improving auditability.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience working in a procurement environment within the public sector and a sound understanding of public procurement regulations.
• Strong understanding of tendering processes, public procurement requirements and basic contract law.
• Experience drafting tender documents and managing compliant procurement exercises.
• Ability to analyse data, evaluate procurement options, and make informed recommendations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and organisational skills.
• Confidence working independently and meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience awarding contracts via frameworks.

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to shape procurement practice within a growing organisation.
• Exposure to varied procurement categories and project work.
• Supportive team culture with a focus on collaboration, transparency and doing the right thing.
• A role with meaningful social and community impact.
• Competitive benefits package
• A very hybrid working pattern – travel to sites across Gloucestershire as required

What you need to do now

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