We are currently partnering with a London Borough, who are recruiting for a Procurement Project Officer to join the in-house Legal Service's Commercial Team.
The need arises from a recent restructure and is being offered on a permanent basis.
This is available as a full-time position with a salary band £42,840per annum and the start date is subject to notice.
The role is 35 hours per week, 9:00am – 5:00pm and the successful candidate will be required to be on site three days per week.
Duties will include (but are not limited to): To provide professional procurement resource to support and advise internal and external partners such that all LBM procurement decisions deliver: Council objectives by demonstrating value for money Synergies with the Council's MTFS The effective use of resources Expenditure that is managed strategically to achieve social and community benefits Continuous improvement in service delivery To work alongside clients to assist in the delivery of the Council's MTFS To work alongside clients, primarily on medium to high value-risk procurements and guide clients through procurement governance, legislation, use of the e-tendering portal To lead, shape and steer the delivery of individual procurement projects To be responsible for spend analysis, working alongside Category Managers and Category Advisors to develop and deliver Category Plans To research good practice and develop benchmarking information from across the wider procurement environment To support Commercial Services in ensuring robust data protection and information governance from the Council's suppliers To develop positive relationships with managers across the authority and work with them on measures for continuous improvement and joined up services To participate in intra- and inter-departmental working parties and to ensure that such groups receive appropriate contributions from the Division Represent Commercial Services at meetings as required Experience required, skills, knowledge and expertise required: Knowledge and understanding of the public procurement rules An understanding of the process and practicalities of purchasing through PCR procedures Ability to champion the benefits of good procurement practices within the Council Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with people at all levels of the organisation Ability to work proactively and to organise a personal workload to meet competing demands and tight deadlines Ability to develop productive and collaborative working relationships with a wide range of people at all levels of the organisation and with external bodies where appropriate.
Ability to create practical and innovative solutions to problems.
Ability to draft reports, minutes and other written material clearly and in a style suitable for the audience Ability to work with colleagues in other departments and drive the monitoring and implementation of new initiatives Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail Good MS Word, MS Excel and analytical skills Working hours: Full time (35 hours a week) Monday to Friday Three days a week in the office – flexible days Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.
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