Commercial & Procurement Lead - Cambridge - £37k

We are recruiting for a Cambridgeshire based Public Sector organisation.We are recruiting for a Commercial & Procurement Lead Officer . The role will see you provide effective and efficient procurement of goods and services within the Property and Estates, ICT, Professional Services and Vehicle categories.Location: Cambridgeshire, PE29 2NASalary: £37,000Hybrid: 3/4 days a week in office (down to 2 days after probation)ExperienceYou'll bring with you demonstrable experience in the examining, advising and negotiating on contracts.With In-depth experience of running and managing complex procurement processes.In-depth experience of an e-tendering portal such as Contracts Finder, Finder Tender, Delta e-sourcing, Blue light etc to provide an auditable tendering mechanism.You'll have a good knowledge of the European, UK and Public Procurement Regulations, principles of GPA and WTO Parameters. New Procurement Regulations due to come into effect.We'll look to you to have commercial awareness within a Public Sector Environment and the Emergency Services.ResponsibilitiesYou'll support an efficient and flexible procurement service which will achieve optimum value for money, cost savings and quality of service whilst delivering in accordance with the latest Procurement Regulations, Authority Policies and Best Practice.Engaging with departments and key stakeholders, you'll support improvements to ways of working to enhance engagement with the procurement function across the organisation, whilst ensuring that budget holders comply with regulations, best practice, support organisational and national objectives.As a category lead, you'll ensure a consistent service is provided, working methodically to ensure a good commercial relationship is established between budget holders to ensure a smooth and effective procurement process. To provide to stakeholders an understanding of the relevant market conditions, procurement options available as well as advise on potential supply chain risk and vulnerability.You'll deliver compliant procurement activities, ranging from Low Value to Finder Tender Service (replacement for OJEU) and National Frameworks for new and existing requirements, managing all aspects of the procurement lifecycle to ensure best practice, responsible and ethical delivery and management of contracts, whilst ensuring all documentation is current and valid for transparency and auditing purposes.You'll support and promote appropriate procurement strategies addressing the needs of the Authority and category requirements. To work with key stakeholders to identify potential savings opportunities to deliver value for money by the consolidation of disaggregate spend within the category lead's category.JBRP1_UKTJ