About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced procurement professional looking for an opportunity to lead procurement and contract management within a purpose-driven organisation?
BPAS is looking for a Procurement and Contract Compliance Manager to lead our procurement function, ensuring purchasing and contract management activities are compliant, transparent, ethical and deliver best value.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will provide expert procurement and contract advice, develop effective processes and policies, and ensure robust governance throughout the contract lifecycle. You will play an important role in ensuring charitable funds are used responsibly while securing high-quality goods, services and works that support the delivery of our services.
About You
You will have significant procurement experience, ideally within the charity, public or healthcare sector, with strong experience of contract and supplier relationship management. You will have experience leading competitive tender exercises, developing procurement policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with governance and regulatory requirements.
A degree or equivalent professional experience is required. A CIPS Level 5 or above qualification, or working towards one, would be desirable.
Main duties of the job
You will develop and continuously improve BPAS's procurement strategy, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, financial regulations and NHS requirements. You will maintain the central contract register and oversee contract performance, renewals, supplier obligations and governance requirements.
You will conduct procurement and contract compliance audits, monitor procurement risks, support internal and external audits, and provide advice to budget holders and project managers.
You will also build positive supplier relationships, monitor performance against agreed service levels, support negotiations and resolve contractual issues where required. You will promote ethical, sustainable and diverse procurement practices across BPAS.
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:
Life assurance cover at 3 times salary 34 days annual leave per year A defined contribution pension scheme. You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description and salary details can be found in the supporting documents on the right hand side. These are available for you to download and review.
Further Information
Salary: £48,366 - £62,867 per annum - depending on skills/experience.
Hours: 36 hours per week
Shift Pattern:
Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00Friday 09:00 to 15:30Location: Hybrid with travel to Redditch DC - Unit 4, IO Centre, Nash Road, Redditch, B98 7AS
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print:All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Significant experience managing procurement within the charity, public or healthcare sector. Experience of contract management and supplier relationship management. Experience leading competitive tender exercises Experience developing procurement policies and procedures. Experience ensuring compliance with governance and regulatory requirements. Experience working with senior stakeholders. Experience managing multiple procurement projects simultaneously.
General Essential
Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion? Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and nature of the relationship This is a hybrid working role with travel to Reddich Unit - can you travel? This role is working 36 hours per week Monday to Friday - Can you commit to this working pattern?
Desirable
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Qualifications Essential
Degree or equivalent professional experience.
Desirable
Professional procurement qualification (CIPS level 5 or above) or working towards one
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Procurement best practice. Contract law principles. Procurement governance and risk management. UK charity governance. Excellent negotiation skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Strong organisational and project management skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
Address Unit 4
Nash Road
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bpas.org (Opens in a new tab)