Procurement Officer - Public Sector
- Employer
- Elevation Recruitment Group
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Salary
- 30000 - 36000
- Closing date
- 12 Jul 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Procurement
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Our client a leading brand within Sheffield City Region are in search for a Public Sector Procurement Professional to provide a professional, customer-focused service for the procurement of goods, services and works for within a project / category management framework.
As a Procurement Officer you will achieve best value and cost effectiveness, with an emphasis on achieving efficiencies and continuous improvement.
The Procurement Officer will manage a category of spend to gain a full understanding and control of all third party spend associated with the category and ensure a planned, proactive approach is maintained to improve procurement activity.
Support the development and management of the procurement frameworks across the organisation which includes reviewing and updating procurement guidance, undertaking training, providing advice and guidance and maintaining procurement intranet pages
Based in Sheffield the Procurement Officer will have responsible for;
*Support the development of the procurement and commissioning framework across the business to ensure that all third-party spend is fully understood and managed
*Undertake work to develop, promote and implement the Procurement Plans that are aligned to the procurement strategy and stakeholder requirements
*Work proactively with stakeholders to develop and maintain corporate category plans to ensure that effective and efficient procurement and commissioning activity is undertaken within the categories of spend allocated
*Liaise with senior management to obtain approval for category plans and manage delivery of the plan using a range of project management tools and techniques
*Develop robust and persuasive business cases which clearly articulate a range of key issues such as options appraisal, risks and market intelligence in order to ensure future contracts are fit for purpose, drive continuous improvement and maximise efficiency
*To support and where appropriate lead processes to establish contracts and arrangements based on approved category plans. This will include developing tenders and specifications, managing procurement processes, evaluating tender responses and ensuring contracts are awarded
*Use a range of tools to understand the markets which influence allocated categories of spend including benchmarking, pre-procurement market engagement, spend analysis and tracking of market indices and feed the results into business cases at appropriate times
*Ensure that all contracts under the categories allocated to the post-holder have effective contract management arrangements in place and good supplier relationships are developed and maintained
*Ensure that all procurement activity is undertaken in accordance with legislation, EU regulations
Experience:
*Project Procurement experience: professional services/consultancy (non construction), capital assets or ICT procurement
*Significant Public Contracts Regulations 2015 public sector procurement experience
*Degree / MCIPS level 6 qualified or working towards
What's on offer
£27,025 to £33,199 per annum, dependent on experience, (job also includes market supplement of £3,200)
Pension
Holiday
If you want to discuss this position in more detail, please call Carl Walker at Elevation Recruitment Group on .
Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of business across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions. For this role and other similar Procurement and Supply Chain positions, visit www.elevationrecruitmentgroup.com
Easy commute from Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, Doncaster, Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax and Bradford.
As a Procurement Officer you will achieve best value and cost effectiveness, with an emphasis on achieving efficiencies and continuous improvement.
The Procurement Officer will manage a category of spend to gain a full understanding and control of all third party spend associated with the category and ensure a planned, proactive approach is maintained to improve procurement activity.
Support the development and management of the procurement frameworks across the organisation which includes reviewing and updating procurement guidance, undertaking training, providing advice and guidance and maintaining procurement intranet pages
Based in Sheffield the Procurement Officer will have responsible for;
*Support the development of the procurement and commissioning framework across the business to ensure that all third-party spend is fully understood and managed
*Undertake work to develop, promote and implement the Procurement Plans that are aligned to the procurement strategy and stakeholder requirements
*Work proactively with stakeholders to develop and maintain corporate category plans to ensure that effective and efficient procurement and commissioning activity is undertaken within the categories of spend allocated
*Liaise with senior management to obtain approval for category plans and manage delivery of the plan using a range of project management tools and techniques
*Develop robust and persuasive business cases which clearly articulate a range of key issues such as options appraisal, risks and market intelligence in order to ensure future contracts are fit for purpose, drive continuous improvement and maximise efficiency
*To support and where appropriate lead processes to establish contracts and arrangements based on approved category plans. This will include developing tenders and specifications, managing procurement processes, evaluating tender responses and ensuring contracts are awarded
*Use a range of tools to understand the markets which influence allocated categories of spend including benchmarking, pre-procurement market engagement, spend analysis and tracking of market indices and feed the results into business cases at appropriate times
*Ensure that all contracts under the categories allocated to the post-holder have effective contract management arrangements in place and good supplier relationships are developed and maintained
*Ensure that all procurement activity is undertaken in accordance with legislation, EU regulations
Experience:
*Project Procurement experience: professional services/consultancy (non construction), capital assets or ICT procurement
*Significant Public Contracts Regulations 2015 public sector procurement experience
*Degree / MCIPS level 6 qualified or working towards
What's on offer
£27,025 to £33,199 per annum, dependent on experience, (job also includes market supplement of £3,200)
Pension
Holiday
If you want to discuss this position in more detail, please call Carl Walker at Elevation Recruitment Group on .
Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of business across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions. For this role and other similar Procurement and Supply Chain positions, visit www.elevationrecruitmentgroup.com
Easy commute from Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, Doncaster, Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax and Bradford.
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