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To facilitate the delivery of savings targets and increase the use of procurement best practise.
The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.
Strategic Procurement Team is responsible for ensuring that the best value for money is achieved for the goods and services BC purchases from third parties, working with the business units, globally and that purchasing efficiency targets are met. Within this overall objective SPT is responsible for setting out the BC’s procurement strategy, defining procurement policy, the development and implementation of best practice, and compliance with BC’s legal obligations including the EU Procurement Directives. SPT will work with departments to successfully implement their localised and product procurement strategies, acting both as internal consultant and 'intelligent client'. The team also provides them with guidance on the full range of procurement issues. SPT also leads on the development of the e-procurement systems and capability in FABS. SPT also co-leads on Sustainability.
The core team consists of one other permanent member. This team is supplemented by an outsourced procurement agency; covering management of the team core list of UK contracts (hotels, conference, travel and office stationery), selected category market tenders, spend analysis, opportunity analysis and category expertise. The current team is split-site based, Central London off Trafalgar square and Central Manchester, and is part of the Business Support Services Group.
The British Council is a world leader in cultural relations, building long-term relationships and trust between people in the UK and other countries, for mutual benefit. The programmes we use to do this are wide-ranging and cover the arts, education, English, science and society. We strive to be continuously innovative to ensure that we represent the best of the UK and are relevant to the needs of the thousands of people we work with around the world. We operate in 238 cities in 110 countries and territories, including five cities around the UK.
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Please email your application to BCrecruitment-UK@britishcouncil.org, quoting reference number SG08030.
For any enquiries about these roles please call +44 (0)207 389 4537 or email BCrecruitment-UK@britishcouncil.org.
Please send the completed application form by 5 pm on 24 September 2008. Applications received after this date will not be accepted.
The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We also offer application packs in the following formats: large print, Braille, computer disk or audio tape.
We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
We are the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
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