Procurement Superintendent leading procurement execution at Hubbell Incorporated. Ensuring material availability, supplier performance, and efficient purchasing.
About the role
- IT & Digital Procurement and Contract Manager leading mid-value procurements for public sector. Ensuring compliance with regulations and fostering supplier relationships.
Responsibilities
- Support the Senior Procurement Managers within the team, primarily within the IT & Digital category.
- Plan, manage, and execute procurement activities for contracts with a value beneath the Utilities threshold (£415k approx.).
- Oversee and deliver a wide range of contract and procurement support functions.
- Act as a champion for procurement best practice across the organisation.
- Advise project leads, contract owners, and wider operational teams on their obligations under RDG’s internal procurement policies.
- Support the contract owners with the delivery of effective contract management.
- Take ownership or provide support on mid-value procurement exercises.
- Maintain full adherence to RDG’s internal procurement procedures, governance checkpoints, and audit requirements.
- This role, whilst focussed on the IT & Digital category, is not fully category specific and will require flexibility across multiple categories.
Requirements
- MCIPS qualified or working towards qualification
- A minimum of five years’ experience in an IT & Digital Procurement and/or Contracts role within the Public Sector.
- In-depth knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and UCR2016 Public Contracts Regulations and associated statutory guidance.
- Understanding of the thresholds, procedures, and transparency requirements applicable to public sector procurements.
- Ability to ensure full compliance with legal, regulatory, and audit requirements throughout the procurement lifecycle.
- Experienced in providing support to Senior Procurement colleagues including but not limited to publishing Public Contracts Notices via e-Sourcing tools and/or Find a Tender Service (FTS), conducting Conflict of Interest Assessments, arranging site visits and demonstrations, supporting the collation of all procurement documentation etc
- Experience, planning and running below UCR threshold competitive tender exercises.
- Competence in drafting and finalising tender documentation (e.g. RfP, RfQ, specifications, award criteria, evaluation methodology etc).
- Experience in delivering a wide range of contract and procurement support functions, including (but not limited to) contract extensions, variations, Statements of Work (SoWs), contract change control, and confidentiality agreements (NDAs).
- Strong working knowledge of UK contract law as it applies to public sector procurement.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contract terms and conditions.
- Ability to assess commercial risk and apply appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Competent in delivering contract management, KPIs, and SLAs etc.
- Ability to lead performance reviews, manage contract changes, and ensure continuous improvement.
- Understanding of supplier relationship management and dispute resolution processes.
- Skilled in engaging cross-functional stakeholders, including legal, finance, project teams, and senior leadership.
- Ability to provide clear, practical procurement advice tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Able to use Microsoft Office products proficiently, in particular MS Word and Excel.
Benefits
- 75% off rail travel for personal and family use, plus international rail discounts.
- 30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)
- Season ticket loan for commuting costs.
- Enhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave.
- Pension scheme – up to 11.58% employer contribution.
- Private medical insurance including mental health and specialist care.
- Discounted gym membership and access to wellbeing programmes.
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