What is the job role?
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Procurement and working collaboratively with Accounts Payable and the Procurement Systems team, you will be responsible for developing and promoting the Council’s Early Payment programme by disseminating best practice and communicating its benefits to colleagues and suppliers.
The Early Payment programme has been operating for 6 years, and we are now looking for the right candidate to help it reach the next level.
By employing a continuous improvement methodology and change management techniques, you will be promoting best practice and onboarding suppliers and new market sectors onto the programme.
The role includes:
1. Developing and promoting the Council’s Early Payment programme to maximise revenue to the Council
2. Monitoring incoming invoices to ensure payments are actioned promptly
3. Assisting the Procurement Systems Manager and Accounts Payable Manager on the implementation and automation of systems to continually drive the efficiency of the programme
4. Developing training and dissemination of best practice throughout the authority to maximise income from rebates
5. Developing training material and templates to support the Early Payment programme
6. Developing relationships and engaging with suppliers to promote the understanding and benefits of the Early Payment programme
7. Supporting the Deputy Head of Procurement in strategy development.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for applicants who are motivated, commercially minded and are able to work independently and as part of a team. You will be able to demonstrate change/project management experience along with an understanding of the procurement and procure-to-pay cycle.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications (including Excel and PowerPoint), strong IT skills and experience of Accounts Payable processes, collating and analysing data and creating reports are all fundamental to the role.
Knowledge of public sector tendering processes is desirable, but this is not essential as full training will be given.
Having a desire to learn, an eye for detail and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation are key personal attributes.
As this is a new position, there is some flexibility to make the role your own.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
8. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
9. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
10. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview dates: 05-06 March
About Coventry
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We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
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