Procurement Officer
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Pity Me, Durham
Salary: £35,548 per annum.
Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 10am on Wednesday 25th March.
This is a rewarding and fast-paced role where youll play a key part in delivering high-quality procurement outcomes that make a real difference. Youll thrive in a diverse and demanding environment, managing a varied portfolio of projects while driving value, compliance and innovation across the organisation.
Role Benefits :
28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Working from home up to 2 days per week.
Health cash plan membershipso you can save money by claiming cash back over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such asdental, optical, physio and loads more. Well also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education that you may have.
Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more.
Generous pension schemewith life insurance of 3 x salary
About the Procurement Officer Role:
This role will involve:
Giving excellent procurement support across the Bernicia Group.
Evaluating and managing procurement activities.
Maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders.
Your Experience:
Successful candidates will need:
Essential :
Minimum of two years public procurement experience
Have proven tendering experience including market engagement, contract drafting and evaluations.
Knowledge of Procurement Act 2023
Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
IT skills including the use of Microsoft packaged including Word and Excel.
Ability to work on own initiative as well as within a team
Desirable :
CIPS Qualification
Experience of delivering services within the social housing sector.
Experience of e-procurement systems specifically In-Tend.
About us:
Were all about helping people in need of housing. We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that.
Weve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of. Were one of the North Easts largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.
We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique Bernicia Way culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.
Please note you will be required to drive for business and hold a current valid driving licence.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.
________________________________________________________________ The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.
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