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Role: Procurement Officer
Location: Home Counties - Remote Working
Day rate: £350-400 per day
Duration: minimum 3 months with extension opportunities
Sellick Partnership Recruitment Services are currently looking for a Procurement officer to support our client based in the Home Counties on a Contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ever-growing public sector organisation with potential for development.
This role is a full-time position which is primarily working from home.
Main Duties of the Procurement Officer:
- Supporting the Management team in the preparation and delivery of commissioning and procurement plans
- Provide guidance and advice around national legislations, policy, best practice and local information
- Plan, lead and manage the delivery of commissioning projects for higher value/risk procurement projects
- Develop and maintain resources, developing an understanding of current stakeholder resources and identification of additional resource internally and externally
- Devise, collect and analyse spend and market data through a variety of sources
- Develop and support new approaches to the department and management of commissioning areas in line with policies
- Support in robust strategic contract management where required.
Key Skills and Experience of the Procurement Officer:
- CIPS Level 4 qualified or working towards
- Procurement and Contract management experience
- Public sector experience (ideally local authority)
- In-Tend system experience
- Desirable: experience with Children's Services and Public Health
- Some experience of procuring contracts under EU and UK public contracts legislation
- A 'can do' attitude to getting things done that supports a teamwork approach
- Manage workloads within tight timescales.
If you are interested in hearing more about the role, please contact Rebecca on or email for a confidential discussion, or apply online and a member of the team will give you a call.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
