E-Procurement Officer

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced E-Procurement Officer to join Stoke on Trent Council's Centralised Buying Team on an initial 3 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The Role: To support Procurement Operations and Payments activity from source to payment that underpins the Council’s objectives to transform Procurement & Commercial Services into a leading edge and professional organisation through becoming more focused, more integrated, more disciplined through. Key Duties / Responsibilities * To support the development of the Central Buying functions * To engage and work closely with the Category Management team to align purchasing activity and maximise opportunities to deliver value for money within the buying process * To gain an understanding of the Category both internally and externally * Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices, quantities, delivery schedules and exclusivity deals * Researching new supply markets, products and service provision and to support the development of supply markets in conjunction with the Category Strategy. * To support the delivery and monitoring of a cashable savings process from contract and purchasing efficiencies * To engage with suppliers with a focus on SMEs and local suppliers to support the Council’s sustainable procurement strategies * To reconcile purchase orders with invoices * To assist with enforcing compliance with the “No Purchase Order, No Pay” policy and Purchase Card policy. 13. To support catalogue management and development. Requirements: * Experience of purchase ordering and payment process and systems * Negotiation skills * Commercial awareness * Local Government experience (preferrable) Working Arrangements – 2 days on site, 3 days working from home. If this role would be of interest, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible