Rewards and Benefits on Offer;
* Immediate start date.
* Varied and interesting job role.
* Great resources and team culture.
* Any support required is provided.
The Company you will be working for;
We are proudly representing our public sector client based in Darlington. They are currently looking for a Surveying and Purchasing Officer to join their team. If you are interested and meet the person specification of the job role, please apply below.
The Job you will be doing;
* Responsible for the accurate gathering of prices or quotations for goods and services, timely order processing for capital works and maintenance projects and internal purchasing requests
* Arranging the hire or purchase of equipment, machinery to support wider projects.
* Administration and monitoring of purchasing and purchasing reconciliation, providing pre-defined reports as required.
* Preparation and submission of procurement board requests including non-competitive forms in line with current procedure rules
* Monitor non contract purchasing to ensure compliance with contract procedure rules and current EU legislation.
* Assist with managing supply contracts, arranging and supporting meetings with contracted suppliers and contractors, providing management information to inform of service issues requiring remedial action.
* Manage credit card purchases (registered in your name), in accordance with current policy, including challenging requests and verifying purchases against the bill/statements.
* Dealing with enquiries from suppliers, contractors and internal customers.
* Preparation of estimates including limited design input and measurement of works on site.
* Assisting with the pricing of tenders and larger estimates including preparation of valuations, advising and highlighting potential issues.
* Contribute to the preparation of new tenders, advising and highlighting potential issues.
* Assist in the production of documentation, specification, tendering and negotiation to award of contracts.
* Assisting in the production and maintenance of target hours for all areas of work to enable performance monitoring.
* Checking and processing of invoices, dealing with suppliers/contractors on invoice queries.
* Prepare for new works including raising of job numbers, collating information to generate target hours for productivity monitoring and raising of sub-contract orders.
About You
* Four GCSEs or equivalent to include Maths and English (Grade A*-C)
* Working towards full membership of CIPS/CIOB or equivalent procurement/construction professional body
* Previous experience of working in procurement or quantity surveying in a large organisation
* Experience of pricing tenders and estimates including preparation of valuations
* Able to work successfully as part of a team and communicate both orally and in writing
* Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work with a minimum of supervision and to strict deadlines, communicating clearly with service managers
* IT Literate, capable of using MS Word / Excel and office packages
* Ability to interpret policy and procedures to meet procurement criteria and give recommendations and advice
* Can work under pressure and be self-motivated
* Be able to demonstrate a high level of customer service and be flexible to a fast-changing working environment