Trainee Procurement And Contracts Manager or Procurement And Contracts Manager

Post: Trainee Procurement And Contracts Manager/ Procurement And Contracts Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: SCP 31 – SCP 33 (£35,336 - £37,568 FTE) / SCP 44 – SCP 46 (£48,856 - £51,328 FTE)

Working Type: Full Time 

Base: Central Team, North Shore Academy, Talbot Street, Stockton on Tees, TS20 2AY

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity and will have the opportunity for contact with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 21 academies; 11 secondary and 10 primaries across the North of England in eleven Local Authority regions.

The Trust are seeking either a Trainee Contracts and Procurement Manager or a fully qualified Contracts and Procurement Manager, qualified to MCIPS level, who will work with the Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Director of Finance and Procurement to devise a pragmatic procurement strategy and contract management approach across the Trust and all of its academies in line with national best practice. You will be the professional lead on all procurement and contracted aspects of the Trust operation and help put in place sustainable approaches and savings on the wide array of goods and services that the Trust purchases.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a high level of personal integrity, be commercially astute and adopt a systematic approach to delivering value for money through transparent procurement in a large and complex organisation. Whilst it would be helpful if you had knowledge of this sector it would not be a barrier to any applicant as we will offer significant support and training to ensure you are as successful as possible in this role.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and well-being of our pupils.

In order to apply for this position, please visit: https://northerneducation.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/138225?aisId=12&rmId=3350 

For more information, please contact Gary Lee, Director of Finance & Procurement on g.lee@northerneducationtrust.org

Closing date: 29th August 2022, Noon.