Role: Procurement Officer Organisation: Isle of White Council Location: Isle of White - Hybrid or Remote options available Type: Permanent Salary: £35k to £41k About the Procurement Officer position: Sellick Partnership is exclusively recruiting a Permanent Procurement Manager for Isle of White Council. This role comes with a competitive salary and offers a hybrid work arrangement to suit your work-life balance. Purpose of the Procurement Officer: Contribute to the delivery of the council's procurement and contract management strategy Contribute to ensuring efficient and effective procurement processes are used in line with best practice Deliver value for money and maximise savings and benefits from procurement activity Ensure accurate, auditable records of all procurement processes are maintained, which demonstrate high process compliance. Key duties and responsibilities of the Procurement Officer: Support the preparation of the commissioners' requirements, identifying and proposing opportunities for cost reduction Identify and evaluate the most appropriate route to market, including available or developing frameworks/Dynamic Markets, and collaborative working, and propose a preferred option Coordinate the preparation of documents for use in the tendering process Support the preparation of a draft contract Support the tendering process, which may include co-ordinating queries raised from tend...