Procurement Officer

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Aberystwyth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.

We are investing in our Procurement Service, moving to a Procurement Category Manager service and are looking to recruit a Procurement Officer to join our team.

The Procurement Officer will on a daily basis assist the Procurement Category Managers and develop, maintain and action procurement operations, and assist with tenders across all categories.

The posts are key in ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient procurement service for the Council.

We are looking to recruit individuals:

• With knowledge of procurement processes, regulations, policies and contract procedure rules;
• With an ability to develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers;
• With an understanding of financial regulations in an organisation.

We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard.

Please note that our Procurement team meets at Canolfan Rheidol at least one day per week. Additionally, postholders are required to visit a Council office to prepare contract documents as needed.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here.

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location, attendance at the office will be required on occasion.
• Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Finance and Procurement

We ensure the Council remains financially resilient through careful and responsible monitoring of funds, effective corporate procurement, prompt and accurate payments of financial assessments/creditors and timely collection of local taxation/debts.

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