Are you an experienced Procurement professional with public sector experience looking for an exciting new role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Specialist to join our expanding team and organisation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and are interested in you as an individual. We are looking for a highly organised professional with a positive attitude, dedicated to achieving excellence in public sector procurement.
What’s the role?
The role is offered as a full-time or part-time position working with our clients based in the Bournemouth and Dorset region and the surrounding areas. It requires regular travel to our clients’ premises and involves working onsite directly with educational clients to provide a fully comprehensive procurement and tendering service. Successful applicants must be able to travel and must have public sector tendering experience.
This role sits within our Crescent Managed Services. You will be responsible for leading the process for procuring contracts for a variety of categories, including facilities, estates, finance, curriculum, ICT and other projects and services. Your responsibilities include embedding best practice, ensuring compliance with UK procurement regulations, and supporting savings. You will report to the Procurement Manager and offer proactive, comprehensive service and advice on all aspects of procurement to all levels of personnel, managing relationships between our client and their diverse range of suppliers.
Person Specification
We are looking for someone who has procurement experience within the public sector or the education sector and knowledge of the Public Sector Procurement Act 2023.
Benefits
* Salary of up to £45,000 FTE per annum depending on experience.
* Generous yearly discretionary bonuses following successful probation.
* Remote working with visits to clients onsite when required.
* Access to a local government pension scheme which includes death-in-service and ill health.
* Opportunities to develop through in-house development programmes and external learning with full support to achieve MCIPS.
* 41 days holiday (including three days additional leave for Christmas holiday closure and bank holidays).
* Time off for volunteering opportunities.
* Enhanced leave packages such as paid sickness, carer's leave, bereavement and compassionate leave and maternity pay.
* Support for wellbeing with access to 8 mental health first aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme.
* Opportunities to join working groups such as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability.
* Employee support networks for Women, Men and Carers providing safe spaces for sharing experiences.
* Social and employee events throughout summer and at Christmas.
* Programme of ‘giving back’ to the communities we support.
* Travel expenses paid for any additional required travelling outside your contracted place of work.
Additional Information
Please note that VISA sponsorship is not offered for this role.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, Crescent Purchasing Consortium is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
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