Procurement Specialist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Portslade by Sea; Hybride; GBP 32 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully funded CIPS

Hybrid working

Paid annual leave

Volunteering hours

Travel benefits

Pension scheme

Perkbox discounts

Résumé du poste

Brighton and Hove City Council is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join the Procurement team. The role supports tendering activities, contract modifications, and procurement queries, helping keep purchases compliant.

The post offers hybrid working, funded CIPS study, and opportunities to work cross-functionally with legal, finance and insurance teams.

A commercial mindset with strong numerical and stakeholder skills will help you thrive in this varied role.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical skills.
• Excellent communication.
• Stakeholder management ability.
• Problem-solving skills, including creative approaches.
• Ability to plan and organise effectively.
• Comfort working to tight deadlines under pressure.

Responsabilités

• Undertake tendering activity with support from senior procurement officers
• Support council officers with contract modifications
• Respond to procurement queries from officers across the council
• Liaise with legal, insurance and finance teams to keep purchasing compliant
• Maintain and update procurement systems

Connaissances

Communication

Stakeholder management

Numerical skills

Problem solving

Planning & organisation

Under pressure

Description du poste

The Procurement Specialist post sits in the Procurement team at Brighton and Hove City Council, which advises officers buying goods, works and services for the city. The work centres on supporting tenders and contract modifications, answering procurement queries, and keeping purchases compliant with legal, insurance and finance colleagues. The role is varied and offers hybrid working and funded CIPS study, with commercial experience preferred rather than required. Strong numerical, communication and stakeholder skills are central to fit.

What the job involves

• Undertake tendering activity with support from senior procurement officers
• Support council officers with contract modifications
• Respond to procurement queries from officers across the council
• Liaise with legal, insurance and finance teams to keep purchasing compliant
• Maintain and update procurement systems

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Good numerical skills
• Problem-solving skills, including creative problem-solving
• Ability to plan and organise effectively
• Comfort working to tight deadlines under pressure

Nice to have

• Commercial experience, such as contract management, procurement or finance
• Project management or business administration experience
• Prior procurement or buying experience
• Understanding of how public sector delivery influences purchasing strategies and practices

What’s offered

• Fully funded CIPS qualifications via self-study or apprenticeship schemes
• Flexible working, including hybrid working
• Paid annual leave
• Paid volunteering hours each year
• Travel benefits including cycle to work, travel loans, free bus travel for new starters and a public transport discount card
• Local Government Pension Scheme with shared cost additional voluntary contributions
• Discounts through Perkbox