Intelligent Resource is working in partnership with a major Client in the UK. We are currently recruiting for Exit Planning Manager to be UK based out.

Job Title= Exit Planning Manager

Location = Remote/ Havant

Duration= 6 Months Initially

IR35 Status: Inside

Brief Approach to Supplier Transition and Exit

• Understand the contract and contractual obligations of the incumbent supplier
• Review and understand Exit Strategy under the agreement and commence planning activities accordingly
• Focus on objectives, deliverable, timings and risk management
• Incumbent supplier should prepare functional and technical overviews in-line with their contractual obligations and update documentations, process flow charts.
• All material including knowledge articles should have been updated and reviewed by client before official hand over.
• Client should draw up comprehensive deliverable and artifacts lists which must be signed off by all parties including incumbent supplier, incoming supplier and key client stakeholders to ensure the approach is understood by all parties.
• The client should validate the incumbent prepared documents and materials and prepare a backup for keeping the lights on during transition.
• Knowledge Transfer is a critical stage in the transition process, and it should (subject to agreement) include the incoming supplier with SMEs from incumbent supplier and client.
• Incoming vendor should bring in the right set of tools, framework and experienced and qualified individuals that can help assess, plan and prepare for the transition.
• Client’s engagement and lead is critical during the transition. This ensures the incumbent vendor passes on the documented and required knowledge to the incoming vendor, monitoring and take control if things are not going in the right direction.
• Record the sessions: There is no substitute to in person knowledge transfer. And even more important is to record, preferably video record, these sessions. This serves two purposes – to gain detailed understanding of the topics by going through it time and again and to enable creation of induction programs for new consultants on-boarding
• Replay sessions: Documentation of acquired knowledge and replay/presentation back to the client demonstrates the knowledge and also bring in confidence to both the client and incoming vendor.
• Common Reporting Framework: Establish common daily reporting mechanism to ensure that there is no ambiguity in status across client, incumbent and incoming vendors
• Treat Transition as an investment not as a cost: Be rest assured both the client and incoming vendor will reap benefits in the medium to long term
• Friendly, Collaborate and Flexible: Create a friendly atmosphere towards the incumbent. Demonstrate collaborative working and flexibility during the transition from the incumbent. This warmth goes a long way to extract the best out of transition from incumbent personnel

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Role Overview
The role reports into the Senior Procurement Manager for Public Services and forms and integral part of the overall Sopra Steria Procurement Team. The role will manage a small Team providing procurement ownership and support directly to one of Sopra Steria’s Business Units, across a wide and varied range of products and services. The role holder will support the business with their ongoing supplier requirements, in terms of new supplier development and set up, supplier commercial & contractual negotiation, cost improvement optimisation and savings, etc, but also challenge the business in terms of procurement strategy, supplier selection, supplier consolidation and procurement controls. With this in mind, the role holder will be expected to have a good working knowledge of procurement best practices, systems, tools and techniques, including but limited to data analysis, manipulation and presentation. The individual in this role will be accountable for the provision of procurement services to the business and as a result, interact with stakeholders at senior levels within the organisation, agreeing priorities, activities, targets, etc. We would expect the individual within this role to be able to operate at senior levels and ensure that the agreed business outcomes are delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Procurement Team responsible for providing support to the business;
• Working with stakeholders, develop the procurement strategy and working practices, marketing procurement capabilities;
• Ensure that Procurement is at the forefront and driving activities for any new third party requirements working alongside key business owners;
• Manage the appointment of suppliers through comprehensive sourcing processes including eSourcing tools and processes where appropriate;
• Ensure best use of data to monitor suppliers and spend in order to develop & implement approaches to re-negotiation, consolidation and savings identification;
• Ensure that existing procurement controls, policies and processes are adhered to by the business, and develop new controls where needed and appropriate;
• Provide input to the business on supplier and procurement risk through all stages of the supplier engagement;
• Challenge the business in respect to any supplier engagements where appropriate and ensure Procurement are a key decision maker in third party related activities;
• Develop and capitalise on key supplier relationships;
• Conduct regular reviews of existing contracts with suppliers to ensure continued competitiveness and value for money is being achieved and to exploit price review clauses to their fullest extent;
• Investigate any new and alternative sources of supply & third party technology in the marketplace, to enhance competition between our suppliers and to exploit any benefits for SSCL’s;
• Work closely with the internal businesses and support functions which include commercial, client development, presales, bid support and transition projects to ensure Procurement are adding maximum value;
• Provide regular management updates and reporting to evidence and demonstrate procurements value to the business;
• Work closely with the wider Procurement Team to ensure parity of processes and establish any opportunities for leveraging suppliers and spend across the wider business to provide cross sector, JV and category improvements

IT Procurement Manager

Up to £525 pd (Inside)

Initial 6-8 Month DRC

Swindon (One day per week)

Our client, are looking for a strong IT Procurement procurement professional to support across BAU and project based IT sourcing. This person would be a key figure in the team, leading on key strategic projects and helping lead and motivate the IT procurement team.

This contract would be for an initial 6-8 months, but given he volume of work there would be a good chance of having the contract extended further.

Experience:

• Excellent technical proficiency across all IT sub categories
• Collaborative worker who enjoys leading and developing small teams
• Excellent IT sourcing experience
• Experience leading IT transformation work (desirable)
• Experience in building sustainable IT supply chains (desirable)
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Strong stakeholder management abilities

For more information, please reach out to [email protected]

Procurement Consultant

Initial 3m DRC

Up to £650 pd. (outside IR35)

Bristol (Hybrid/Remote)

Our client, a leading financial services organisation are looking for a procurement expert to support them in the review, audit and remediation of contracts to Tier 1 suppliers, ensuring they remain compliant with new “Ops Res” FCA regulation.

They are looking for someone with an exceptional understanding of contracts, how they work and how to renegotiate clauses with key, Tier 1 suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

Contract Review – review the key suppliers to determine their contract compliance against the Ops Res requirements and determine the level of remediation required and the number of 4^th parties in scope.

Contract Remediation – once the contracts are reviewed and scored against the level of remediation work the contracts will need to engage with suppliers on the remediation process with legal support. The overall remediation program strategy and approach will be agreed with the Group Head of Procurement.

Data Collection, Tracking & Reporting – Each of the supplier contracts will be scored and key data points extracted to be included in the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) to aid in reporting and tracking of progress.

Key Skills:

• Good working knowledge of contracts, with the ability to modify and negotiate the required changes in the spirit of the relationship and contract
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills with experience in leading high value, complex negotiations, including outsourcing and offshoring activities.
• Strong experience of IT and technology contract negotiation.
• Experience in a regulated environment and strong understanding of FCA regulations.
• TPRM experience in regards to contract negotiations (desirable)

For more information, please reach out to [email protected]

Commercial and Contracts Manager

Location – Durham Hybrid
Contract Length – 6 months
Day rate – £550

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Contract and Supplier Relation Manager. You will get involved in tender exercises from a governance perspective, reviewing documentation, be part of a evaluation, sign off on documentation and more.

Skills –

• IT procurement experience
• Must have tender process experience
• Someone who understands the utilities regulations from a tender perspective – reviewing documentation, being part of a evaluation, sign off on documentation etc.
• Manage supplier relationships.
• Run supplier interviews.
• Good stakeholder management
• Vendor relation management
• Be able to analyse data sets

Digital Procurement Lead

• Canary Wharf (Hybrid Working)
• Up to £589.00 (inside IR35)
• 3-6 months rolling contract

Sanderson have partnered with a large consultancy to identify a Digital/IT Procurement Lead to take overarching ownership of many varied tasks supporting to procurement of digital services.

The ideal candidate will have experience with;

• Digital Procurement (particularly digital services)
• 5 case Business Case creation
• Assurance and approval processes through public sector
• Proven character and capability to lead and push the procurement process
• Management of multi-disciplinary procurement/project teams

They will be responsible for;

• Building of tender content that will entice bidders to apply to be the Digital Partner.
• Management of the relevant members of the digital team and associated consultants and specialists in the delivery of the end-to-end procurement process
• Ensuring that the procurement process is compliant with all statutory requirements as well as relevant local policies / standards / procedures.
• Consideration of commercial structures, incentives and KPIs that encourage the preferred supplier behaviours and are easily managed by the Client team
• Monitoring and management of risks and the removal of blockers with stakeholders and colleagues to aid the team’s success
• Ensuring strategic decisions are anticipated in advance and the relevant stakeholders are alerted in a timely manner

Sanderson are partnered with a consultancy to support the recruitment of 3x Commercial Assurance Managers.

This is an initial 6 months day rate contract via Umbrella with the potential of extensions. This is a hybrid role with approximately 4 days per month in the office in Canary Wharf.

The role is focussed in a new large scale programme where you will be supporting business case assurance before it reaches the board for approval. You will be ensuring that it has answered all pertinent information and will be following the 5 model business case.

Must have experience with business cases proposals within the public sector using 5 case model.

Get in touch for more details.

Sanderson Group is working in partnership with a major Client in the UK. We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Manager – Conflict of Interest. This role must be via an Umbrella and will be London- Once per week to office.

Role: Commercial Manager – Conflict of Interest

Contract Length: 12 Months.

Location: London- Once per week to office

IR35: Inside IR35

Summary:

• As an experienced commercial specialist with experience in Major Projects and ideally Health, you will be responsible for helping our customers solve complex commercial problems.
• You will be able to develop positive professional relationships and work collaboratively across organisations to deliver ongoing value to our customers and implement successful programmes.

Conflict of interest Management

• Leading on management of conflict-of-interest related enquiries as they relate to the Commercial workstream and wider colleagues
• Provision of best practice advice and guidance on the reporting of interests
• Act as primary point of contact for the declaration of interests, maintaining a database of all interests (including public registers where appropriate) cross referenced against ongoing workstreams and formal logging of appropriate protections and safeguards in response to conflicts.
• Proactively engages with colleagues across the programme to raise awareness of the importance of conflict-of-interest matters
• Actively participating in emerging workstreams at an early stage to identify potential for interest related issues
• Ensuring conflict of interest policies and practice maintain alignment with best practice in the sector and beyond.
• Lead in sharing good practice with other teams both internal and external to NHP Commercial directorate teams.
• Responsible for regular engagement sessions, presentations, ‘lunch and learn’ sessions, etc with staff to facilitate the highest standards in compliance culture across the Programme.

Experiences:

• Extensive commercial/procurement experience in a consulting and major programme context
• In depth and up to date understanding of Conflict-of-Interest management in this context
• Proven influencing skills.
• Proven experience of managing own projects to deliver on time and in line with client expectations
• Proven knowledge and understanding of relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks pertinent to the role e.g. PCR 2015
• Confident at identifying risk and implementing the appropriate controls to protect client and company.
• Able to effectively manage personal utilisation and project delivery.
• Commercially astute and a customer focused professional.
• Ability to engage and communicate with people at all levels within the business and within our clients.
• Strong influencing skills that enable you to provide a truly consultative service to our clients.

Please Note: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via Call/Email.

Apply now to know more.

Sanderson is committed to barrier-free and inclusive recruitment. We are a Disability Confident recruiter, and a RIDI 100 and Business Disability Forum partner organization.

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Bid Manager (Facilities Management)

Salary Up to £72,000

Remote role, requires regular travel to offices across the country, including Scotland.
Excellent Benefits Package.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Bid Manager on behalf of our leading facilities management client, the main objective of the Bid Manager is to expand the business by delivering professional, profitable, and winning bids. As a Bid Manager, you will lead individual bids, serving as the central point for all quality and financial deliverables. The FM Bid Manager will craft bid strategies and manage communication with all internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities of a Bid Manager:

• Oversee the bid process for individual projects.
• Work with the Head of Work Winning and Business or Account Directors to create bid strategies.
• Ensure the bid programme is managed effectively so all activities are completed on time for submission deadlines.
• Lead and coordinate the development of high-quality, costed bid deliverables in line with the agreed strategy.
• Facilitate the development of the operational solution, as well as the commercial and pricing strategy, to ensure ongoing improvement and competitive advantage.
• Set up and manage communication and document protocols for each bid.
• Maintain client relationships with effective communication and prompt responses to clarifications.
• Prepare internal approval documents in accordance with Amey governance.
• Prepare and manage the bid budget.
• Keep bidding tools, such as the pipeline database, updated and contribute to required bid reports.
• Participate in document reviews and help consolidate feedback.
• Enhance bidding competencies in operational staff and serve as a coach/mentor for the business.

Skills and Knowledge Required;

• Demonstrated success in bid writing for a similar role within Facilities Management.
• Extensive experience with the bid process in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Highly organised and process-driven with exceptional organisational skills.
• In-depth knowledge of commercial requirements, including cost planning, estimating, and balancing risk/reward.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and presentation skills.

If you have the experience and skills to excel as a Bid Manager, please don’t hesitate to contact

Sanderson Group is working in partnership with a major Client in the UK. We are currently recruiting for an IT | Strategic Procurement Officer. This role must be via an Umbrella and will be Reading /Havant – Once per week to office

Role: IT | Strategic Procurement Officer

Contract Length: 6 month initial contract.

Location: Reading /Havant – Once per week to office

IR35: Inside IR35

Requirement:

• IT procurement experience
• Proficient in IT contract knowledge, specifically SaaS and IT outsourced service negotiation with Tier 1 technology partners (Microsoft, Oracle, Citrix, HP etc)
• Stakeholder management

Notes:

• more SAAS & software based
• Negotiations/ Procurement
• On Prem to Cloud
• Data Analytics
• Cloud Solutions
• Less regulatory,More important Softawrev exp & ITT etc

Summary:

• You’ll be responsible for sourcing the supply of IT Services, Hardware, Software (and support renewals) and SaaS (Cloud) in accordance with all internal policies and procedures and external legislation, including UK Procurement Legislation where applicable for client Group IT. Experience of dealing with Tier 1 technology partners will be essential.
• You’ll work with Category Managers as well as the Business in the development of both standard and complex contracting and sourcing strategies. You will ensure the lowest total cost of ownership to the group, and robust contractual provisions to mitigate risks in contract delivery.
• You will also support relevant supplier relationship and performance management activities. Working with the wider Procurement and Commercial team, you’ll continually drive efficiencies in sourcing and the overall process.

Your Skills and Experience:

• You will have a broad knowledge of IT markets, business needs and UK Procurement Legislation (desirable). You’ll have a good understanding of relevant statutory and legal provisions, with a strong ability to draft IT contracts with special terms and ensure client has the protection it needs in it contracts for the long term. Experience in the use of Procurement related systems, such as Oracle, Jaggaer Bravo! and Achilles Utility Vendor Database or similar systems would be beneficial. Additionally, you will work closely with Stakeholders to understand their requirements, manage expectations and influence people outside your sphere of responsibility. Experience of SIAM and Agile methodologies would be an advantage. Also, you’ll understand the supply chain and how to manage it.
• A target-focused and result-driven individual, you’ll be able to bring about change in an energetic environment. Your self-confidence and independence will enable you to challenge the norm, think creatively, and negotiate well. You’ll have excellent communication and numeracy skills, with a highly-developed drafting and writing ability.

Please Note: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via Call/Email.

Apply now to know more.

Sanderson is committed to barrier-free and inclusive recruitment. We are a Disability Confident recruiter, and a RIDI 100 and Business Disability Forum partner organization.

Should you choose to contact Sanderson Group regarding this role or apply for it, all personal data you submit to us will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice which you can find on our website