Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer

My client is looking for a Procurement Officer to join their team, this is a 2 year vacancy. This role is crucial for ensuring that value is maximised from third-party contracts while minimising risk, all within the framework of my client’s policies and processes. The successful candidate will work closely with other members of the Procurement team and internal stakeholders, serving as a key interface between the business and external third parties.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the business to source and procure a wide range of required goods and services, ensuring optimal value for money within defined service and quality criteria.
• Follow procurement processes to seek and evaluate competitive tenders and proposals for the supply of goods and services, including negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters to achieve optimal levels of value versus risk.
• Identify opportunities to add improvements to the “bottom line” through cost savings or process change, promoting continual improvement in all aspects of the Procurement function.
• Manage supplier relationships and coordinate multiple stakeholder interfaces to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach.
• Develop and maintain strong and positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring that requirements are understood and addressed.
• Operate and maintain required systems to support and improve the Procurement function.
• Work closely with the HSEQ teams to ensure that the supply chain is safe and delivers quality goods and services.
• Handle other procurement and supply chain tasks as required.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Right to work in the UK.
• Minimum CIPS level 4 achieved, working towards level 6 (essential).
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment, working to tight deadlines.
• Excellent influencing, communication, and relationship management skills with effective networking and business partnering skills.
• Ability to project manage initiatives, tracking and ensuring delivery against key milestones.
• Proven analytical skills including the ability to gather, interpret complex data and summarise effectively.
• High motivation, self-direction, and self-awareness.
• Flexible approach and the ability to deal with high levels of change.
• Demonstratable competence in use of IT/IS skills e.g., MS Office.
• Evidence of managing a procurement whole life cycle (essential).
• Understanding of general contract law (essential).
• Experience of drafting, negotiating, and managing a variety of complex contracts and commercial risks (essential).
• Procurement experience in a comparable role (essential), experience within the power generation industry, petrochemical, or heavy engineering (desirable).
• Experience of SAP and e-tendering systems (essential). 

Remuneration negotiable dependant on experience