About the Role
The role involves managing the end-to-end process for the purchase of low and medium value procurements while ensuring compliance with legal requirements and policies. Public sector procurement experience is required.
Responsibilities
* Facilitate effective communication and engagement with stakeholders and partners (including external suppliers).
* Contribute to the procurement management activities and assist in the development of longer-term procurement strategies alongside the Procurement Manager.
* Manage the end-to-end process for purchase of low and medium value procurements.
* Use your knowledge, expertise, or desktop research to ensure you understand the product or service you are buying.
* Work collaboratively with team members to develop tender documents.
* Understand how social value might be secured through the procurement.
* Ensure that specifications and outcomes are expressed in a meaningful way.
* Maintain compliance with all legal requirements and policies, aligned with the Salix and DESNZ strategy.
* Assist stakeholders and partners in managing risk throughout the procurement process to ensure compliance with each activity.
* Keep aware of relevant policy, best practice, and legislative changes especially the Procurement Act 2023.
* Use the e-procurement tools as required by the procurement team.
Qualifications
* Has experience of working in procurement and understands the key processes that are required.
* Has developed written statements of requirements, which might contain technical or commercial requirements.
* Knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 legislation.
* Built and maintained productive relationships, including those with key stakeholders and external organisations.
* Worked in a structured or project-based environment.
* Produced written and verbal summaries, including reports that have a strong and compelling narrative.