Senior Procurement Officer - London

Adecco; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to contribute to procurement strategy within a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate has strong public sector procurement experience, handles complex projects, and demonstrates excellent stakeholder management skills. You will work with procurement tools like Workday and Jaggaer and be responsible for delivering on objectives aligned with company values.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of a range of e-sourcing and procurement tools.
• Experience in large scale open procurement competitions.
• Ability to analyse data and draft reports.

Responsibilities

• Deliver procurement strategy and policy.
• Take ownership of procurement projects.
• Maintain procurement systems and tools.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel

Public sector procurement knowledge

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPS L6 accreditation

Tools

Workday

Jaggaer

Hornbill

Job description

Overview

Senior Procurement Officer

Rate - £500 (A Day)
Duration - 6 Months (Initially)
Location - London (Hybrid)
IR35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

Responsibilities

• Help deliver the procurement strategy and policy across the organisation.
• Support the Procurement Team by providing advice and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Take ownership of procurement projects (RfQs and RfPs) and run full tenders which can range between £30k and £Ms.
• Maintain our procurement systems; Workday (P2P), Jaggaer (e-Procurement tools) and Hornbill (procurement ticketing system).
• Procurement Business Partner for Customer Connect & Workspaces and Communications - ownership and relationship management for both Directorates.
• Maintain and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders and Executive Team members on procurement projects and initiatives.
• Draft documents such as procurement strategies, tender evaluation reports and Single Tender Actions and contribute to Business Cases and Business Justification documents.
• Manage our procurement tools; Workday, Jaggaer and Hornbill with responsibility for maintenance, improvements, integration with external systems such as the government's Central Digital Platform.
• Draft tender documents, configure and run tender events on our e-procurement tool - Jaggaer.
• Manage procurement projects and RfPs for a wide range of services.
• Analyse information from various sources and use your skills to identify opportunities to source alternative suppliers and reduce costs.
• Keep knowledge up to date as procurement legislation evolves.
• Take personal responsibility for delivering on objectives in line with our values.

Your experience includes

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular manipulating complex data in Excel as well as a range of e-sourcing and procurement tools.
• Strong knowledge and experience of public sector procurement and attainment of CIPS L6 accreditation.
• Experience in running large open procurement competitions and call-off contracts through the use of existing public sector frameworks and understanding of the UK Public Contracts Regulations.
• Using strong numeracy and MS Excel skills to analyse data and draft quarterly reports for the Exec Team and Board.
• Strong communications skills to guide a range of internal and external stakeholders through processes and the ability to run training sessions as required.
• Stakeholder management skills with the ability to deliver difficult messages.
• Being inquisitive and able to think logically — understand and identify with our key stakeholder needs and queries and provide accurate advice.
• Ability to juggle several pieces of work at once and work on a range of projects simultaneously.
• Using initiative to identify areas where systems and processes can be improved.
• Working well with colleagues and being a good team player.