ZZP Advisor Collaborative Procurement

Job Description

freelance

Description of the assignment

The assignment is formulated as follows: Describe and work out a consistent set of measures aimed at sharing knowledge and experience in procurement and promoting collective procurement. Work this out in a report on findings and an action plan.

Pay attention to:

The role of VNG. How and where can VNG contribute to realizing the measures? Identify also the conditions for success for each measure.

Categorization management. What is categorization management? How is categorization management organized at others, and what is the most suitable solution for municipalities? Describe how categorization management can ensure that municipalities work more together. Which categories (collections of procurement packages) are best suited to be tackled first?

Which procurement cooperation agreements and larger municipalities are interested in helping with categorization management and expanding collective procurement (thus going beyond their own procurement cooperation agreement). What are the key conditions here?

What communication tools can be used for knowledge sharing and collective procurement? Pay attention to the VNG Forum on procurement and tendering. Where and how can the Forum (in a broad sense) be improved to better meet the needs of municipalities. But also the importance of uniformity in the (procurement-) process.

Utilizing the strength and potential of G4 and the three largest cooperation agreements in the procurement landscape, namely Bizob, Stichting Rijk, and Karel (the former procurement bureau West-Brabant).

Budget. Research with various essential stakeholders what success factors they see and how they can help implement the measures. Think about procurement cooperation agreements, larger municipalities, procurement departments, and necessary functionaries of VNG.

Result of the assignment

The advisor wraps up the assignment by delivering a report.

This report includes at least the following components:

A report on findings. This report provides an elaboration of possible measures to increase procurement cooperation. Measures aimed at sharing knowledge and experience in procurement, developing categorization management, and promoting collective tendering. For each measure, describe what needs to be taken into account in terms of success factors and risks, and how and by whom the measure can be implemented. Also, the role and contribution of VNG for the entire assignment and measures should be reflected in the report.

An action plan. Measures are prioritized and elaborated in an action plan. Specify which activities need to be performed by whom (with what capacity and competencies) to successfully implement the measures. The starting point is that results are visible and shared.

During the execution of the assignment, the advisor works independently on the assignment, periodically reporting to the coordinator of the Knowledge Centre Procurement and Tendering.

This in-house assignment will be carried out through a tendering process. The client has specified requirements and wishes. You must meet the requirements to have a chance. On the wishes, you can score points.

• The candidate is available on the date and time mentioned in the profile text for a match interview.
• A motivation letter from the offered candidate has been submitted by the applicant. Has this document been added to the question?. The further requirements can be found in the profile text for any explanation of the requirements that documents must meet.
• A CV from the offered candidate has been submitted by the applicant. Has this document been added to the question?. The further requirements can be found in the profile text for any explanation of the requirements that documents must meet.
• Confirm that your organization only registers once for this additional tender request, and that this registration takes place solely on behalf of one organization within a mother/holding structure. Note: if multiple organizations under the same mother/holding company are registered (for example via multiple BVs or accounts), both the mother/holding company and all involved organizations will be excluded from further participation in this tender procedure.
• At least completed education at HBO level.
• At least five years of demonstrable work experience as a procurement advisor with advising on issues related to organizing and positioning the procurement function in the public domain.
• At least five years of work experience with (organizing) procurement cooperation between different organizations in the public domain.
• Possesses contacts with procurement staff and managers in the municipal network.

• VNG Realisatie requests that the contract form for in-house hire be specified as follows - 1. Direct in-house hire (as a sole proprietorship or VOF - NOTE, not BV) - 2. Indirect in-house hire ZZP with BV (DGA) - 3. Indirect in-house hire (mediation agency or intermediary LET on, candidate is NOT employed by your organization) - 4. Indirect in-house hire (detachment, candidate is employed by the mediating organization) - 5. Indirect in-house hire (outplacement agency)
• Documented work experience with independently performing tasks related to procurement advice in the public domain, Documented in CV and motivation letter - No experience or less than 2 years - Between 2 and 3 years - Between 3 and 4 years - Between 4 and 5 years - Between 5 and 6 years - Between 6 and 7 years - Between 7 and 8 years - 9 years or more
• Candidate possesses certificate/diploma related to procurement advice. Documented in CV and motivation letter - No - Yes