Procurement Manager

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credit_card Salary £44,835 - £47,195 per annum, based on experience

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Salary £44,835 - £47,195 per annum, based on experience

AAT is the UK's leading qualification and professional membership body for vocational accountants.We pride ourselves on providing practical qualifications that meet the needs of both employers and employees.

Term: Permanent
Location:We have hybrid working in place, with 1-2 days per week, in our office in Canary Wharf.

What exactly will you be doing?

As the Procurement Manager, you will contribute to the success of the procurement team by overseeing the planning, tendering, and on/off boarding of suppliers. You will complete annual due diligence of AAT suppliers to ensure they continue to meet AAT prerequisites of financial viability and adhere to policies and administration of relevant insurance levels. Additionally, you will recommend consolidation or deconsolidation of suppliers, deliver continuous improvement of supplier management by adapting to business needs and best practices, and deliver long-term value to AAT.

Major objectives

Your major objectives will include:

• Manage contract renewals and retenders, ensuring cost savings, effective lifecycle management, and alignment with strategic goals.
• Collaborate closely with budget holders to identify and consolidate low-level suppliers, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.
• Present detailed monthly reports on spend, contract life cycle, and rolling annual reviews to provide insights and support decision-making.
• Promote and enhance the profile of Procurement within AAT, ensuring adherence to Procurement Policies and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Adapt current procurement processes to better meet evolving business needs and industry best practices.
• Organise and manage full tenders, benchmarking, and single-source supplier recommendations to ensure optimal supplier selection.
• Support the annual insurance renewal process, ensuring compliance, adequate coverage, and risk management.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the procurement department, encouraging teamwork and continuous improvement.

What are we looking for?

• Demonstrate best practices in procurement, contracting, and stakeholder management.
• Possess over 3 years of relevant procurement knowledge and contract management skills.
• Exhibit clear written and verbal communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Show excellent attention to detail and knowledge of procurement software and decentralised procurement.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders such as AAT employees and suppliers, prioritising a varied and dynamic workload.
• Engage in data manipulation, assessment of outcomes, and supplier engagement.
• Confidently manage extensive data and navigate complex business scenarios, leveraging a solid understanding of legal and financial knowledge.
• Be highly self-motivated, proactive, commercially astute, and possess a passion for procurement excellence.

Join our vibrant team and be a driving force in shaping AAT's service excellence and operational impact. If you are driven, passionate about delivering exceptional results and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

What are the benefits?

At AAT we believe in treating our staff well and this is reflected in our wide-ranging benefits, which include:

• Hybrid working (1-2 days per week in our London office) and opportunities for further flexible working.
• 25 days' annual leave with the opportunity to buy and sell, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days plus bankholidays.
• Great pension scheme whereby AAT will contribute up to10.15%, life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Health cash plan.
• Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave contributions of up to 6 months' full pay depending on the length of service.

Closing Date: The planned closing date for this role is 27 June 2025 at 17:00 , however, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than planned.

It's an exciting time to join AAT and we would love you to join us on our journey. In 2023 we achieved one-star company status in the Best Companies survey and we have recently launched our strategy to 2030 .

We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We have a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Champions group, which leads on our D&I strategy and organise events to celebrate and raise awareness. We are a disability-confident committed employer and have signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We have also signed up for the Women in Finance Charter and in 2022 we exceeded our target for appointing females into senior positions.

Come and help us to make AAT an even better place to work!

Interested?

To apply please upload a copy of your CV and fill your application online.