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Job Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to join a forward-thinking, flexible, and supportive Procurement team, where you can build on your procurement career? If so, we have some exciting opportunities for you.
Due to its successful track record, Orbis partnership is hiring Senior Sourcing Specialists to join their Sourcing Solutions Team. These roles will focus on providing procurement expertise, strong customer relationship skills, and procurement project management knowledge.
The Senior Sourcing Specialist is a versatile role. Managing a range of procurement projects from the Procurement Hub across diverse services and supporting the existing team where required. Successful delivery of the role means supporting effective and efficient procurement solutions for the Hub and developing procurement skills.
Orbis Procurement is a shared services partnership between East Sussex County Council, Surrey County Council, and Brighton & Hove City Council, delivering strategic procurement services to the partners and a range of District and Borough Councils. Orbis Procurement manages a third-party spend of more than £1.8bn with external suppliers, procuring everything from software to social care services, cleaning products to sports equipment. We aim to be a centre for procurement excellence by ensuring responsible management of public money, delivering better value from our contracts.
The Sourcing Solutions & Strategic Procurement Teams in East Sussex, Surrey, and Brighton & Hove work closely, sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources to best serve our customers' needs.
We Are Looking For Candidates Who
* Are committed to delivering great customer service
* Are proactive, show initiative, and offer innovative ideas for improvements
* Can plan and organize their work effectively
* Want to contribute to providing high-quality public services across the South-East
* Possess good communication skills
Previous experience in procurement is ideal but not essential. We welcome applications from individuals with a range of commercial experience. The successful candidate should be aware of the implications of working within a public sector environment and how this affects purchasing strategies and practices.
In Orbis Procurement, our values and behaviors are as important as our skills and abilities.
To apply, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above, upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. Your Supporting Statement will be used to shortlist candidates, so please address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
Please download the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.
Interviews will be held in person at County Hall, Lewes, within two weeks of the closing date.
Customer focus is central to our work. We aim to be influential in the market, deliver professional procurement and commercial expertise, and support our partners, making a real difference to residents and local communities.
"We are on a journey to become a centre of procurement excellence in Local Government with an ambition to power up procurement to deliver real and sustainable impact for our residents." - Darron Cox, Director of Orbis Procurement.
If you wish to be part of this journey, we look forward to your application.
We support flexible working, job sharing where possible, and provide benefits such as a laptop, mobile, 23 days annual leave (rising to 26 after 5 years), and a local government pension. More info on our benefits page.
Our bases are in Lewes (County Hall), Reigate (Woodhatch Place), and Hove Town Hall. Some travel between offices may be required. We support a hybrid working approach, typically requiring presence one or two days a week based on business needs.
For an informal discussion, contact Maura Collyer, PMO Specialist, via email at maura.collyer@eastsussex.gov.uk.
About Us & Additional Information
Your salary will be pro-rata if part-time or term-time only. If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please mention this in your application. For reasonable adjustments due to disability, contact the hiring manager.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries
* Government Administration
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