Procurement Officer
Location: Westgate Street, GL1 2TG
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: £235.22 per day
Job Ref: (phone number removed)
Job Responsibilities
As part of the Council’s Strategic Procurement Service, you will:
Provide commissioners or other clients with pragmatic and informed advice to meet or exceed customer outcomes and value for money requirements.
Utilize specialist knowledge or expertise to achieve superior outcomes.
Conduct market and supplier research to inform commissioning and commercial thinking.
Lead or undertake discreet procurement projects and attend project/review board meetings as necessary.
Assess Social Value and work to maximize it through your work.
Ensure effective communication and engagement with stakeholders and partners, including external suppliers.
Assess and manage risks associated with each activity.
Stay up-to-date with relevant policy and legislative changes.
Ensure compliance with all legal and Council requirements and policies.
Lead or support specific tendering activities.
Prepare a procurement strategy outlining your findings and recommended approach.
Person Specifications
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience working in a procurement or commissioning environment.
Ability to translate technical or commissioning needs into specification and tender documents.
Experience managing significant or complex tenders.
Capability to research markets and suppliers to develop tenders for maximum value for money while managing risk.
Awareness of cost and methods to improve value for money.
Experience building and maintaining productive relationships with key stakeholders and external organizations.
Ability to work effectively with people at all levels internally and externally.
Good level of commercial and cost awareness.
Customer focus with appropriate communication skills.
Ability to challenge and influence effectively.
Emotional resilience, flexibility, creativity, and self-motivation.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Experience working in a structured or project-based environment.
Capability to work independently or with others to deliver discreet projects.
Skills in developing communication and stakeholder management plans.
Proven delivery skills and experience working to tight, pressurized deadlines in complex matrix-managed organizations.
Knowledge of procurement regulations and a working understanding of contract law, risk management, and contract management.
For higher grades, a high level of knowledge about procurement in the public sector, including Council policies and practices.
Ability to access and manipulate data, drawing insights and recommendations.
Ability to represent information clearly and coherently with a high degree of accuracy.
Well-developed computer skills and good people skills to deal with conflict effectively.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Education & Qualifications:
High level of literacy and numeracy evidenced by GCSEs Grade A – C (particularly Maths and English).
For higher grades, literacy and numeracy evidenced by A levels, Grade A – C or equivalent.
Possession or progression towards CIPS level 3 or equivalent, with CIPS level 4 or above or related graduate level discipline or equivalent by experience for higher grades.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and the ability to simplify technical and complex information.
Good commercial skills, practical application of negotiation, project management, cost and price reduction techniques, and a basic understanding of financial information.
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