Services Procurement Consultant – Public Sector Resourcing Team (PSR)

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The Role

AMS is proud to deliver Statement of Work (SOW) and Resource Augmentation (RA) Management services to the UK Central Government under the PSR framework, bringing visibility and control to the request and lifecycle management process of new SOW and RA requirements.

You will be accountable for ensuring an excellent experience for the Contracting Authority stakeholder from the initial request being raised through to the completion of the Services Procurement agreement. 

You will collaborate with stakeholders providing guidance and education, providing guidance on as needed, as well as supporting customer stakeholders running competitive requirements.

Key Accountabilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the e2e Procurement Service as a Subject Matter Expert to customers
• Managing complex Request for Proposal (RFP) procurements
• Responsible for ensuring a fair and open competition is undertaken
• Being seen as a trusted advisor, building strong working relationships and delivering an excellent experience to the stakeholder
• Accountable for guiding the stakeholder through the process outlining expectations
• Management of any issues/disputes raised during the lifecycle of the agreement
• First point of contact for the stakeholder in relation to specific SOW queries, variations and escalations

Skills & Experience

You’ll need to demonstrate:

Must haves

• Experience in Services or Indirect Procurement
• Proven track record of facilitating Competitive bid process
• Experience in delivering measurable benefits through Commercial negotiations with suppliers
• Proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with partners/suppliers
• Experience in delivering measurable savings through SOW solutions
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships

Nice to haves

• Public Sector Experience including Public Sector processes, principles regulations and directives 

Other

Why AMS?

At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in
prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.

We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It’s our world but you can do it your way.

We offer:

• Full training and support
• High value and challenging work
• A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture
• Flexible working
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• The opportunity to embark on a recruitment career with one of the world’s
  leading recruitment companies                                                                

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our culture of inclusion and belonging.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email talentacquisition.generalenquiries@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

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We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.