Senior Procurement Officer

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD seeks a Senior Procurement Officer in Middlesbrough on a temporary full-time contract. The role carries a PAYE rate of £20.96 per hour and involves providing guidance on procurement processes to ensure compliance with Standing Orders and relevant legislation.

You will lead ad hoc procurement projects, promote local procurement ('Buy Boro'), and oversee formal tendering, contract notices, and e-tendering portal maintenance, working with other services as needed.

Responsibilities

• Offer guidance to staff on procurement activity ensuring compliance with Standing Orders and legislative requirements.
• Drive and promote local procurement to spend money in the local area (Buy Boro).
• Lead, drive and conclude ad hoc procurement projects.
• Lead and support staff in formal tendering, including issuing contract notices and maintaining the e-tendering portal.

Job description

Senior Procurement Officer needed in Middlesbrough, £20.96ph PAYE - Reference: 5309703

Purpose of the Post:

Provide support, advice and guidance to staff in ensuring procurement processes are carried out in line with Standing Orders and relevant legislative requirements.

Lead, drive and conclude ad hoc procurement projects.

Ensure value for money is achieved in all procurement activity, identify areas of improvement and challenge where there is non-compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Offer advice and guidance to all staff in relation to all procurement activity ensuring that is compliant with Standing Orders and relevant legislative requirements.

2. Drive and promote local procurement (‘Buy Boro’) to ensure that money is spent in area as much as possible.

3. Lead, drive and conclude any ad hoc procurement projects as they arise.

4. Lead and support all staff in respect of formal tendering, including the issuing of formal contract notices and statistics as required and maintenance and training for the e-tendering portal.

5. Understand and promote the most effective procurement routes available to the Client, e.g. Framework Agreements or collaboration with other stakeholders.

6. Maintain systems and processes for recording all procurement undertaken by the Client,, including the distribution of reference numbers.

7. Provide category management advice in respect of Client spend through dissemination of category strategy reports as appropriate.

8. Support the maintenance and updating of the Commissioning and Procurement intranet page and model tender documents.

9. Work collaboratively with other service areas of the Client and external agencies in order to enhance procurement practice and ensure compliance where necessary (e.g. GDPR, ICT).

This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis.

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Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.