Experienced Public Sector Procurement Professional
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Experienced Public Sector Procurement Professional with over 8 years of working across multiple Local Authorities and National Frameworks. Thorough experience in the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, with knowledge in Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015) and the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) also helped with a transition within the organisation; including completing PA23 training. Have embedded Social Value through TOMs or bespoke criteria across procurements, ensuring contributions to economic, social, and environmental factors.
Ensuring that commercial decisions are supported by analysis and appropriate route to market. Expertise in commercial strategy and data analytics (PowerQuery, VBA, reporting automation) used to drive various internal and external metrics (VFM, Social Value, SLA's, TCO) and maintain rigorous internal controls drawn from audit, compliance, and finance backgrounds. Proven track record in managing complex projects while embedding Social Value and Environmental objectives, including constructing and testing new internal guides for transparency processes and pipeline requirements.
Senior Procurement & Contracts Officer at Torbay Council (2024-01 – 2025-01)
Led high-risk and visibility procurement projects, ensuring strict adherence to PCR 2015 and the transition to PA23 protocols. Also contributing heavily to the build out of internal procedures to ensure future compliance. Acted as strategic lead for internal clients, advising on commercial route selection and contract management strategy.
Maintained relationships with suppliers, negotiated amendments to pricing, contract terms and route to market where it was appropriate to help ensure mutually beneficial arrangements while seeking value for money. Consulting with stakeholders on contracts including legal where required to ensure full compliance. Managed full contract lifecycles for major services, including complex mobilisation and performance-based change control.
Across a range of spend, including Facilities Management, Infrastructure, Capital Assets, IT (SaaS and hardware), Transport, Legal, Clinical/Social Care.
Value and Environmental objectives into tenders; held a high-level input role relating to social value assessments at Torbay and was one of the two Seniors advising, supporting and mentoring Procurement Specialists where required. Maintained compliance with the Transparency Code and GPA requirements across all procurement activities.
Procurement Consultant at V4Services / Bristol City Council (2023-01 – 2023-12)
Provided end-to-end procurement and guidance for the People Directorate, assisting throughout a Authority wide procurement reorganisation. Primarily working on Adult and Children's Social Care. Also including Medtech devices which supported community care and other adhoc projects.
Mentored and upskilled staff within the department and others on Rfx processes and framework selection, actively encouraging the sharing of best practice knowledge. Improved reporting processes through Excel automation (PowerQuery, data cleansing, VBA). Collaborated with a London-based outreach programme to streamline performance reporting workflows.
Data Analyst – Senior Technician at Cormac Solutions Ltd (2022-01 – 2022-12)
Architected a custom Excel-based "Fee of Works" tool for the Geotechnology team, utilising XLOOKUP and PowerQuery as it was a restricted environment where macros could not be used. Bridged the gap between technical user requirements and restricted system capabilities to produce field-ready printable outputs as part of the result.
Performance & Compliance Technician at Cornwall Council (2017-01 – 2022-12)
Served as primary procurement specialist for the Economic Development team; became the highest internal user of the Bloom Procurement system (Organisation being 2nd nationally after the Met Police). Primarily across professional services which lead to a wide range of categories covered by the projects. Managed specialist environmental and ecological procurements, including the commissioning of bat surveys and biodiversity assessments required for council property developments, ensuring full compliance with wildlife protection legislation.
Authored comprehensive "Under-£100k Procurement Guides" to ensure departmental compliance with low-value requirements. Additionally responsible for onboarding new users to the process and providing primary support. As well as contributing to the council procurement guidelines.
Managed EU procurement compliance (ESF/ERDF) and monitored performance and data points on a self built custom solution for high-profile working capital loans programme. Led the rollout of computerised time sheet software for recharges to internal and external cost centres and projects. Testing the proposed solutions, gathering each teams requirements and enforcing standardisation, then being the trainer for this within the department and primary support.
Developed and maintained leadership dashboards to track procurement spend and compliance metrics across the department of ~70. Also undertaking an in work CIPS apprenticeship after putting together a business plan to gain support from Senior Leadership as it was not a qualification they offered as standard at the time.
Project Support Coordinator at Cornwall Council (2016-01 – 2017-12)
Provided financial and secretariat support for ITI funding programmes, additionally audit, compliance and budget reconciliation.
Fundraising Bid Assistant at St Petroc's Society (2016-01 – 2016-12)
Prepared grant applications to secure funds to support the organisations costs and needs but primarily those of the service users. Regularly working with the CEO to try and target specific future needs where current donor funding was not available. Produced funding bids, and maintained internal data systems as well as ad-hoc internal IT support as required.
CIPS Level 4 in Diploma in Procurement and Supply
AAT Level 4 in Diploma in Accounting
HND Level 5 in Computer Technology
