Job Description

Specialist lead for procurement delivery, providing expert knowledge across high risk categories. Experienced in developing cross-cutting category strategies for business and category areas that maximise value and outcomes. Generating efficiencies and managing commercial risk within the category

Builds and leads an effective category team that develops strategic commercial and procurement initiatives, delivering high quality commercial outcomes across GoJ and proactively seeking innovative supply chain solutions that contribute to the attainment of GoJ strategic priorities

Provide deep category insight across specialised areas of spend to ensure GoJ achieve value for money and enhanced commercial outcomes. Delivering a 1-5 year procurement pipelines, which will identify cross cutting category initiatives and enable the design of work packages.
Build and develop trusted relationships at a senior level across the organisation interacting with key stakeholders to provide strategic insights on business needs and develop and deliver innovative and fit for purpose contracting and negotiation strategies whilst securing improved value and contractual outcomes for GoJ
Develop and influence fit for purpose category, procurement and supplier strategies that include innovative, progressive approaches. Securing goods, services and capital projects that align to, and deliver department strategies maximising the impact and value of commercial decisions and improve social value outcomes to Jersey and its residents.
Direct and lead the research and analysis of market trends and best practice to ensure procurement and procurement strategies and approaches are current, risks are identified, and governance frameworks are effective, and insight is gained through the analysis of costs, benefits, and supply markets. Providing in-depth analysis of markets and suppliers.
Ensure Commercial & Procurement play a key role in business development, by developing innovative supply chain solutions that deliver client requirements, identify and mitigate category, procurement and supplier risk
Ensure on-time delivery of complex, strategic procurement strategies and procurement events that deliver improved value to service users. Providing supply chain assurance to the business, ensuring commercial and service risks are identified, building appropriate mechanisms into contracts to manage the identified risks and ensuring the correct due diligence is in place
Manage contracts and suppliers in line with the GoJ Supplier Management framework (risk, performance, value).
Ensure strong relationships with key strategic suppliers and stakeholders across GoJ to facilitate the creation and implementation of engagement and change plans and to influence and increase efficiency, value and outcomes in project delivery and supply
Lead, manage and coach the team and wider business to embed commercial and procurement practices and expertise

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Provides category knowledge and insight across defined areas of spend to ensure GoJ achieve the best possible commercial outcomes. Delivering a 1-5 year procurement pipelines.
Working across the departments to ensure that category strategies and plans are aligned to the commercial strategies, maximising the organisation's buying position whilst delivering GoJ strategic objectives
Develops and designs fit for purpose category, procurement and supplier strategies that include innovative, progressive approaches to securing goods, services and capital projects.
Conducts robust analysis of markets and suppliers.
Ensures Commercial and Procurement play a key role in business development, by developing supply chain solutions which deliver client requirements and identify and mitigate category, sourcing and supplier risk
Ensures on time delivery of complex procurement strategies and procurement events that deliver improved value to service users. Providing supply chain assurance to the business, ensuring commercial and service risks are identified, building appropriate mechanisms into contracts to manage the identified risks and ensuring the correct due diligence is in place
Develops and delivers innovative and fit for purpose contracting and negotiation strategies whilst securing improved value and contractual outcomes for GoJ whilst fostering a sustainable relationship and ensuring a sustainable commercial relationship
Manages contracts and suppliers in line with the GoJ Supplier Management framework (risk, performance, value) and, where appropriate, build partnerships to drive improved outcomes for the organisation and service users
Ensures good relationships with key strategic suppliers and stakeholders across GoJ to facilitate the creation and implementation of engagement and change plans and to influence and increase efficiency, value and outcomes in project delivery and supply
Manages and coaches the team (and coaches the wider business) to embed commercial and procurement practices and expertise