At a Glance
- Tasks: Support public sector procurement, manage tenders, and provide expert advice.
- Company: Join a dynamic council focused on sustainability and social value.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience, develop skills, and contribute to meaningful projects.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in public procurement while enhancing your professional skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in public sector procurement and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
We currently have a Procurement Officer vacancy within our corporate procurement function. This post is focused on supporting and delivering public sector procurement activity across a range of goods, services and works categories. It is not a purely administrative purchasing role; it requires professional advice, stakeholder engagement, tender management and a strong understanding of compliance and governance.
The purpose of the role is to provide procurement advice and support to services across the Council, helping them to plan and deliver compliant procurement exercises, achieve value for money, manage risk and contribute to wider strategic objectives including social value and sustainability. You will work closely with category managers, commissioners, and service managers to develop and prepare tender documentation and deliver procurement activities.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting end-to-end procurement activity, from early market engagement and route-to-market planning through to tender evaluation, award and contract mobilisation.
- Providing clear procurement advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on legislation, governance, standing orders and best practice.
- Preparing and managing tender documentation, evaluation models, procurement timetables and using the Council’s e-procurement systems.
- Working directly with service areas to develop specifications, evaluation criteria and commercially sound procurement approaches.
- Working with category managers to identify opportunities for efficiencies, value for money, added value, social value and sustainable procurement outcomes across the Council’s spend.
- Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of public procurement legislation and ensuring all procurement activity is transparent, compliant and properly documented.
About You:
- Experience of supporting or delivering public sector procurement activity, including quotations, tenders, frameworks or further competitions.
- Knowledge of procurement legislation, governance requirements and best practice within a public sector or regulated environment.
- Experience of advising and supporting stakeholders through the procurement process, with the confidence to challenge constructively where needed.
- Analytical approach with good attention to detail (risk, pricing and evaluation) to support a wide range of expenditure.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance compliance, risk, service needs and value for money.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear procurement documents and explain requirements to a range of audiences.
- A proactive, organised and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Desirable: experience in local government procurement and/or working towards or holding a relevant professional qualification such as CIPS.
To find out more about this role, please contact Christine Flisk at Christine.flisk@salford.gov.uk. Please do not send CVs to this email address, as they will not be accepted. When applying, please ensure your supporting statement clearly sets out how your experience meets the requirements of the role.
Procurement Officer in Swinton employer: Salford Council
As a Procurement Officer within our corporate procurement function, you will thrive in a supportive and collaborative work environment that values professional growth and development. Our commitment to social value and sustainability not only enhances your career but also contributes positively to the community. With a focus on compliance and governance, we offer a dynamic workplace where your expertise in public sector procurement will be recognised and rewarded.
