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Procurement Officer - Strategic Procurement Services

Posted 2 days 15 hours ago by Triumph Consultants Limited

£23.47 Hourly
Permanent
Not Specified
Public Sector Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
What's involved with this role: Interim Procurement Officer - Strategic Procurement ServiceReference no: Greenwich RQPay Rate: £23.47 per hour PAYE35 Monday - Friday, normal working hoursThis opening assignment is for 6 monthsCity: WOOLWICH, LONDONKey accountabilities:
  • 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.
  • Be responsible for leading and managing the tendering and awarding of a portfolio of contracts of up to £5-10m per annum in line with Councils best value duty.
  • Contribute to the development of a culture of performance management of contracts to ensure maximum value and social value benefits are achieved from contracts within the defined service area.
  • Assist in the development and promotion best practice in supplier relationship management to minimise potential risk to the Council as a result of supplier failing to deliver a contract.
  • Contribute to the development of the service area's procurement strategy, setting targets which contribute to medium terms financial savings and other Council's policies.
  • Be a critical friend; promoting a commercial approach to contract award decisions, processes and practices and positively influence key stakeholders in achieving efficiencies, effectiveness and economies of scale from procurement exercises.
  • In the absence of a Category Lead or Category Manager, attend and contribute to key Service Management team (and where relevant, departmental service management teams) meetings that develop a culture of high professional standards and continuous improvement in delivery of contracts
  • Where appropriate represent the Council at national, regional and sub- regional forums relating to the Procurement matters including the LGA, London Procurement Network Forum, London Tenders Portal, SOPO etc.
  • Work alongside the Category Lead in ensuring the Council's procurement Strategy, Social Value Policy and Procedures are continuously developed to meet the changes in national and local policy and best practice in the public sector and the requirements of the Council
  • Work alongside the Category Lead, interpret government procurement regulations and policies to contribute to the development of strategies, policies and practices that help maintain regulatory compliance and ensure the Council satisfies its duty to achieve best value from its procurement exercises.
Key requirements:
  • Significant knowledge of policies and UK Procurement Regulations driving procurement.
  • Significant knowledge of the rules and processes relating to the procurement of works, services and goods in a local authority setting.
  • Must have experience of problem solving and decision making.
  • Must have demonstrable experience of working in a procurement or other relevant environment.
  • Have well-developed skills in Excel and use of e-procurement systems.
  • Have an ability to prioritise own workload and meet strict deadlines with a can-do attitude working the hours required to provide the service.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with senior officers and other colleagues as well as possessing excellent interpersonal skills.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) - please give full details within your CV document.Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, orwho can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside - there is no need for a full address.If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please
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