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The Central Procurement team is looking to recruit an experienced and passionate Senior Procurement Manager to lead the capital research equipment category, to design and deliver best value contracts and continuous improvement solutions. Leveraging various policies and procedures the Procurement Manager will work closely with Senior stakeholders across the University to deliver strategic and agile Procurement solutions. As a Senior Procurement manager you will lead, plan and develop strategies to deliver an extensive research equipment programme, this role directly supports the Universities position as a leading Russell group university. This post reports into the Head of Procurement departmental Services.The Procurement team at the University of Warwick sits under the Finance department, providing dedicated Procurement support to key University departments such as WMG, RTP, Physics and Engineering. The Procurement department is passionate when delivering procurement and has delivered key contributions to research projects at this University, some recent projects that we have delivered include the vehicle battery production line for UKBIC and the research track and vehicle for CVLR, the capital research equipment programme mainly consists of purchasing research equipment from the value of £100k to £2m per project, consisting of anything from Microscopes and Mass Spectrometers to battery Chambers and Cyclers. This research equipment is mainly externally funded and needs purchasing to strict spend deadlines.Will relish operating within a complex organisational environment, will be dynamic and will build effective relationships with colleagues and suppliers.Will require excellent project management skills to manage a high volume of projects to very strict deadlinesHas experience managing a defined portfolio of spend, developing and undertaking category strategies to deliver best value and continuous improvement solutions.Will understand market dynamics and cost drivers and have experience of undertaking a range of sourcing activities including formal tenders and sourcing competitions.Will be a keen negotiator with strong contract management experience to ensure full benefits realisation and robust supplier management.Possesses excellent communication, planning and organisational skills and the ability to foster effective and collaborative relationships across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.Has a proven track record of contributing to the delivery of an efficient, responsive and value generating Procurement service.Will be able to work effectively within a framework of robust procurement, regulatory and audit procedures.