Join our dynamic and supportive Procurement team, where youll play a vital role in managing the Colleges supply base. This new position offers you the opportunity to engage with a diverse range of suppliers and the opportunity to work with college staff at all levels. Your ability to build and maintain strong working relationships will be essential to your success in this role. As a Procurement Officer you will be at the forefront of working with a wide range of suppliers; from IT and Estates to any of our departments offering a wide range of exciting courses to our students at each of our College centres. The role requires a proactive attitude, keen attention to detail, and the capability to work independently while also embracing teamwork in an often agile workplace. You will be leading lower value tenders and contract management, advising colleagues on Procurement processes and assisting the Procurement Manager with reporting and higher value tenders. In addition, you will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative needs of the team including maintenance of the contract database, communication channels and template documentation. Your contributions will be instrumental in ensuring the Procurement Strategy is delivered and that we remain compliant to legal requirements (e.g. the Procurement Act). Therefore, a background in Procurement and good knowledge of the Procurement Act will set you up for success in this rewarding position.
We have four main sites across the city with state-of-the-art facilities. Further future investment in our estates is now allowing us to provide the best possible outcomes for our students and local communities, delivered by our fantastic community of colleagues. At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level and we provide education and training to approximately 10,000 students each year.
At City of Bristol College, we deliver transformative education in inclusive and dynamic learning environments and for our employees, this is no different so why not come and join us? With recent investments in our already outstanding facilities, the College has a great deal on offer for you. One of our key strategic aims is our unrelenting focus on our people-first culture, ensuring you feel valued, empowered, and recognised for your individual contributions and expertise whether that be in a teaching capacity or a professional services team. All colleagues within the College contribute to the success of our students and we actively work to eliminate any barriers at work, ensuring you have the opportunity to thrive. We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join our college community. What we offer: Our people-first ethos provides a highly supportive, flexible approach to enable you to excel within your role and to reach your full potential. In return, you can expect the following:
* Two-week paid Christmas close down and additional paid time off over Easter on top of a generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time roles).
* Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %
* Paid Volunteering leave (3 days a year)
* Family friendly policies including paid fertility and foster friendly policy
* A menopause policy outlining support available
* A person-centred annual appraisal focusing on your wellbeing and CPD
* Access to a benefits portal including shopping discounts and cycle to work scheme plus lots more!
* The 'Right to Disconnect' from work outside of your normal working hours
* A supportive, highly utilised hybrid and flexible working policy
* An Aspiring Leaders programme open to all plus our Management Academy for all management roles covering management skill and internal processes
* Welfare Rooms at all our sites for professional breakout and relaxation spaces
* A bespoke programme of recognition, reward and celebration for colleagues throughout the year to recognise your hard work.