Description
Our local government clients are recruiting a Strategic Procurement Officer. As a Strategic Procurement Officer, you will play a central role in providing specialist procurement advice, guidance, and governance support. Your role is crucial in ensuring that governance, compliance, and best practices are upheld within both the procurement community and the broader stakeholders. You will work to provide the services and projects that align with the aims and objectives as outlined in the Plan.
Your Key Responsibilities will include:
Support the Category Lead in providing advice and guidance on the procurement regulatory matters and corporate governance relating to procurement processes to ensure the national and local procurement regulations and police are followed.
Qualification – Essential
GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
A relevant professional qualification, such as CIPS, or extensive experience in a public sector procurement context, is highly desirable.
Advanced user –Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Social Media:
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience Requirements - Criteria to be Evaluated at the Shortlisting Stage.
To thrive in this role, you will need:
Demonstrable commercial acumen, preferably in a service delivery environment.
Able to show the ability to support the delivery of organisational goals with awareness and understanding of these goals, the relevant governance framework, the relevant market(s), financial constraints, etc.
Ability to outline a business case to support procurement/category plans and/or service area projects based on appropriate research, both suppliers and colleagues. This should be demonstrable through previous experience.
Proven procurement experience and sound technical expertise within the public sector, including an in-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework.
Experience contributing to the development and delivery of procurement strategies and policies in a large, diverse organisation.
A well-developed ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build fruitful working relationships with diverse groups.
Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office/Google Suite, with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Ability to adopt suitable communication and interpersonal styles that develop and sustain relationships with key (internal & external) stakeholders, including those at a senior level.
Proven ability to apply critical thinking and analysis to solve problems and make recommendations, providing solutions that support service and both suppliers and colleagues.
Awareness and understanding of risk management tools and techniques, and the ability to apply this to generate appropriate management options for service areas in relation to procurement and contract management.
Essential Compliance Requirements
Three Years of Reference
A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role. Please be prepared for this additional step in the application process.
Diamond Blaque Group, a leading provider in the public sector, is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. Our organisation is deeply committed to fostering an environment of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace