Job Summary
Joining our procurement team at Leicester City Council, you'll become part of a fast-paced, highly dynamic Mayoral Authority, procuring a whole host of important and interesting contracts for goods, works, and services across a range of sectors.
With roles available across our team due to career progressions, there is an opportunity to join our team as a Procurement Officer or Senior Procurement Officer.
Main Duties of the Job
Day to day, within these roles you'll:
* Undertake and/or be involved in managing a variety of procurement projects
* Prepare relevant procurement documentation (including evaluation schemes), advertise the contracts, carry out market engagements, manage evaluation of submissions, conduct tender clarifications.
* Draft correspondence, prepare evaluation reports, manage communications with bidders.
* Apply the Council's contract procedure rules and appropriate legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023, when conducting procurement activity and advising clients.
* Liaise with legal services to agree contract documentation.
As a senior team member you'll also:
* Undertake procurement activity more independently including higher value/higher complexity.
* Deputise for the Procurement Manager as and when required.
* Provide expert advice on procurement strategies/approaches, project management support and planning the procurement process and respond to queries.
* Manage communications with preferred suppliers, working with users and technical and legal specialists to draft contracts and technical schedules developing acceptance procedures and criteria.
* Coach, support and supervise junior members of the team, playing an active role in their growth and progression. This includes providing guidance on best practices, sharing technical knowledge, offering constructive feedback and helping them build the skills and confidence needed to succeed within the procurement function.
About Us
You'll have flexibility in hybrid working, being both office-based, at City Hall or working remotely from home to suit your needs and those of your clients. The team currently attends City Hall for a minimum of 1 day a week, where you will join them.
The roles are subject to a DBS check and Right to Work check. We are unable to offer sponsorship with this role.
What We Can Offer You
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working.
In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join Us
We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at our approach to recruitment page.
Job Responsibilities
Undertakes, or is involved in managing, procurement projects including liaising with service departments (internal clients), considering procurement strategies/approaches, planning the procurement process, preparing documentation (including evaluation schemes), advertising the contract, market engagement and stimulation, evaluating submissions, conducting negotiations and clarifications, drafting correspondence, debriefing unsuccessful bidders, agreeing contract documentation and preparing evaluations reports.
Applies the council's contract procedure rules and appropriate legislation, including the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023, when conducting procurement activity and advising clients.
Administers and manages the use of framework contracts and framework agreements for corporate commodities/services.
Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers and internal clients to ensure procurement processes and existing contracts are managed well and continue to deliver value for money.
Uses procurement management information to identify need for new contracts and opportunities for alternative approaches
Supports other initiatives/projects which contribute to the council achieving its procurement objectives.
Person Specification
Public Sector procurement experience is preferred but equivalent Private Sector experience and transferable skills are accepted. You'll have knowledge and experience relevant to a specific category specialism, e.g., Goods, Works and Services, including Procurement Act 2023 training (TPP) or commitment to complete this within 4 weeks of starting.
* Using your experience of procurement, tendering and contract management processes, as well as basic knowledge of contract law. You'll be highly organised, with the ability to prioritise time and objectives effectively. With strong analytical skills with ability to review information presented within tender responses and evaluations to identify the best value.
* In addition, you'll have excellent communication skills, ability to present statistical or technical reports and liaise with both internal and external stakeholders. Including, proficient IT skills, ability to use and manage our IT tendering systems for advertising contracts.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer Details
Employer name: Leicester City Council
Address: 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ
Employer's website: https://jobs.leicester.gov.uk/
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