The Opportunity
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and proactive procurement professional to join a Strategic Procurement and Commissioning team.
This role offers the chance to play a key part in supporting procurement activity across a large and complex organisation, ensuring compliance with procurement regulations while delivering value for money and driving best practice. The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders across a range of services, leading procurement exercises, providing expert advice and helping to shape strategic procurement activity.
Key Responsibilities
As Senior Procurement Officer, you will:
- Provide procurement support, advice and guidance to internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with Standing Orders and relevant legislation.
- Lead and deliver a range of procurement projects from inception through to contract award.
- Support and guide colleagues through formal tendering exercises and procurement processes.
- Promote value for money across all procurement activity and challenge areas of non-compliance.
- Drive and promote local procurement initiatives to maximise local economic impact.
- Issue contract notices and maintain procurement statistics and records.
- Support the management, administration and training of the organisation's e-tendering portal.
- Advise on category management strategies and procurement best practice.
- Promote the use of appropriate procurement routes, including framework agreements and collaborative procurement.
- Work collaboratively with internal departments and external partners to enhance procurement outcomes and ensure regulatory compliance.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A degree-level qualification relevant to procurement, business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience of working with a variety of stakeholders and building effective working relationships.
- Experience of communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences. xgikmsk
- Knowledge and experience of working within the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
- Understanding and experience of procuring through Government Framework Agreements.
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Senior Procurement Officer employer: Sellick Partnership Careers
As a Finance Business Partner with our public sector organisation, you will thrive in a supportive and inclusive work culture that values collaboration and professional growth. Enjoy the benefits of hybrid working, high-profile stakeholder engagement, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on strategic decision-making within a varied and rewarding environment. Join us to enhance your career while contributing to the improvement of financial management and organisational performance.
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Sellick Partnership Careers Recruitment Team
