Purchasing Officer
What's involved with this role:
Ref number: Barnsley 0009 AD6C / 1
Hybrid
Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, listed below:
You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.For office based and hybrid roles, your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
This is a temporary role. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.
Basic DBS disclosure is essential for this role
Skills & Experience:
Level 4 qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) DiplomaITIL foundation training
Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies, such as European Procurement Directives, Contract Procurement Rules, and Financial Standing Orders.Knowledge of monitoring and maintaining all required financial records for compliance and audit to all agreed requirements
Experienced in digital processing and Microsoft applications and platforms.
Some experience of finance processing is preferrable.
Demonstrable experience in reviewing business cases (requirements, potential benefits and options) and determining appropriate procurement routes, for example, open market or collaborative framework.
Experience in preparing pre-qualification questionnaires and tender invitations in response to business cases.
Ability to collect and collate data to support collaboration and negotiate terms and conditions to reflect the scale of requirements and encourage good performance.
What's involved with this role: You will support the provision and purchasing of externally supplied and internally developed IT products and services. The systematic identification, analysis, management, monitoring and improvement of stakeholder relationships in order to target and improve mutually beneficial outcomes for the Council.
Proven ability to work innovatively and collaboratively with people at all levels inside and outside of the organisation. Good organisation, problem solving and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and self-motivated. Must be numerate with good attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities:
Provision of commercial governance, conformance to legislation and assurance of information security.Implementation of compliant procurement processes, taking full account of the issues and imperatives of both the commissioning and supplier sides.
Identification and management of suppliers to ensure successful delivery of products and services required by the business.
Supports the development of organisational standards and guidelines to ensure effective commissioning across the integrated supply chain.
Uses market knowledge to inform tender specifications, ensuring detailed pre-qualification questionnaires and tender invitations are prepared and comprehensive.
Provides full and comprehensive handover to contract management, for goods and services procuredCoordinating and leading a procurement panel / project team.
Monitors the supply chain using market intelligence to identify key suppliers in the delivery of IT goods and services.
Monitors and maintains all required financial records for compliance and audit to all agreed requirements
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.1
Job Ref: Barnsley 0009 AD6C / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.