Category Support Officer - Waste and Recycling

BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a Category Support Officer in Waste and Recycling to join the Corporate Procurement Team for a fixed-term of two years. The role involves ensuring an effective procurement process while applying social value and net zero principles. Candidates must possess excellent ICT skills, an understanding of procurement processes, and the ability to communicate in Welsh.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of social value and net zero principles applied to procurement is beneficial.
• Understanding of procurement legislative and regulatory framework is desirable.
• Ability to greet customers in Welsh is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the council’s professional category management approach to procurement.
• Ensure procurement is cost-effective and efficient.
• Work autonomously when required.

Skills

Excellent ICT skills

Understanding of tendering process

Knowledge of waste and recycling market

Job description

Category Support Officer - Waste and Recycling
Job description
37 hours per week

Fixed Term – 2 years

The Corporate Procurement Team are seeking an enthusiastic and driven team player to join and enhance their busy department.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Corporate Procurement Team, to assist in the council’s professional category management approach to procurement to ensure that goods, services and works are procured in a cost effective and efficient manner, in accordance with corporate policies and guidelines.

You must be a team player who can demonstrate that you can work autonomously when required. You must possess excellent ICT skills and have an understanding of the tendering process and the systems to procurement.

Knowledge of the waste and recycling market would be beneficial along with the understanding of applying social value and net zero principles into procurement projects.

An understanding of the legislative and regulatory framework for procurement is desirable.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 25 June 2025

Shortlisting Date: TBC

Interview Date: TBC

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

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