Procurement Officer

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is looking for a motivated Procurement Officer to join their Corporate Procurement Team. This role offers the chance to work independently while contributing to vital procurement projects aimed at improving the local district. With training support and various employee benefits, this position is ideal for someone keen to advance their career in procurement.

Benefits

Flexible working pattern

Access to training programs

Wellbeing Coaching

Subsidised public transport

Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounted leisure facility membership

Qualifications

• Hardworking and enthusiastic team player.
• Comfortable working independently when required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Corporate Procurement Team.
• Contribute to procurement transformation across the council.
• Assist in delivering the Council's budget and capital plans.

Skills

Office environment experience

Team player

Procurement or purchasing experience

Initiative

Education

Studying towards Level 4 procurement qualification

Job description

Over the coming years the Service will play a key role in enabling the delivery of the Council's ambitious budget, capital expenditure plans whilst supporting procurement transformation across the council. The Council's Corporate Procurement team has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual who wants to develop their career as a procurement professional. As a Procurement Officer in the Service, you will be developed in the role with a clearly outlined career path. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to study towards a Level 4 procurement qualification.

The Council is looking for a candidate who is hardworking and an enthusiastic team player who will have worked in an office environment previously. Ideally you will already have some procurement or purchasing experience. Due to the needs of the Service, you will need to feel comfortable working independently and be able to use your own initiative when required.

Do you want to become a member of a successful Corporate Procurement Team that supports a local authority in making the Wakefield district a better place to live, where people thrive, businesses succeed, and visitors are welcome? If so, then this could be the right opportunity for you here at Wakefield Council. Wakefield is situated in West Yorkshire with excellent rail and motorway links to the north and south, including London. Our district covers 339 square kilometres and is home to around 355,000 people. Almost 70% of the Wakefield district is designated as green belt. The City of Wakefield is the largest settlement and the district also includes the towns of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford, Knottingley, Ossett, Horbury, Hemsworth, South Kirkby and South Elmsall - as well as other smaller settlements. Our district enjoys several sites of national distinctiveness, which include Pontefract Racecourse, Hemsworth Water Park, Sandal Castle and Nostell Priory. We are also home to the internationally recognised Hepworth Gallery and the National Coal Mining Museum.

• We offer a flexible full-time working pattern of 37 hours per week
• Support and access to high-quality training programmes to progress your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Access to Wellbeing Coaching if required, Support for Carers, a Sense of Belonging.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.