Procurement Officer 5278833

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Darlington; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruiting firm in procurement seeks a Procurement Officer to provide support in purchasing and contract monitoring for construction projects. The ideal candidate has approximately 3 years of procurement experience in a large organization and familiarity with compliance to procurement legislation. This is a full-time, office-based role in Darlington offering a temporary contract of 12 months.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3 years’ experience in procurement in a large, multi-functional organisation.
• Approximately 1 year's experience of administrative functions in civil engineering or similar.
• Experience in providing procurement advice.

Responsibilities

• Gathering prices and processing orders for goods and services.
• Arranging purchase of equipment for construction projects.
• Processing invoices and handling supplier queries.

Skills

CIPS membership progress

Procurement experience

Administrative experience

Procurement advice

Systems maintenance

Pricing tenders and estimates

Job description

Job Title: Procurement Officer / Purchasing And Contracts Officer

Reference: Darlington 5278833

Pay rate: £14.13 per hour PAYE

Contract Type: Temporary, anticipated 12 months

Working Arrangement: The role is office based, full time.

What the role involves

On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Purchasing And Contracts Officer to provide general purchasing, contract monitoring and surveying support for Construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accurate gathering of prices or quotations for goods and services timely order processing for capital works and maintenance projects and internal purchasing requests in line with European procurement rules and Council procedures.
• Arranging the hire or purchase of equipment, machinery to support building/highways construction and wider Transport projects.
• Checking and processing of invoices, dealing with suppliers/contractors on invoice queries, including utility bills for New Build Housing schemes.
• Administration and monitoring of purchasing and purchasing reconciliation, providing pre-defined reports as required.
• Preparation and submission of procurement board requests including non-competitive forms in line with current procedure rules.
• Monitor noncontract purchasing to ensure compliance with council’s contract procedure rules and current EU legislation.
• Maintain the Authority’s ordering of goods and services by creating orders and monitoring receipts.
• Review purchasing card reports, in accordance with current policy, query/confirm and amend accordingly.
• Dealing with enquiries from suppliers, contractors and internal customers.
• Liaise with the Corporate Procurement Team to ensure adherence with the most up to date legislation and Council policies.

What the client is looking for

• Working towards full membership of CIPS
• Approximately 3 years’ experience of working in procurement in a large, multi-functional organisation in the public or private sector
• Approximately one years’ experience of administrative functions within a civil engineering/building or similar environment
• Experience of providing procurement advice
• Experience of setting up and maintaining systems
• Experience of pricing tenders and estimates including preparation of valuations

How to Apply

• Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application.
• Submit your CV in Word format.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended.
• If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us.