The Council’s procurement team will play the central role in guiding and advising other departments to achieve the twin objectives of achieving social value and value for money from all its procurement exercises.
Operational work for the Procurement Team is split into three categories: People, Place, and Resources. Each category has a Category Lead, one or two Category Managers, and one or two Procurement Officers. The Procurement Officer will report to the Category Lead for the team in which they are based and will support the team as well as provide procurement advice and guidance to individual directorates within the Council to ensure that they deliver effective procurement exercises which seek social value outcomes and value for money within a procurement regulatory environment.
The Procurement Officers will initially be responsible for delivering individual workstreams within a procurement exercise. They will seek qualified status and membership in the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) if not already qualified.
Main Duties:
1. Support the Category Lead in providing advice and guidance on procurement regulatory matters and corporate governance relating to procurement processes to ensure that national and local procurement regulations and policies are followed.
2. Be responsible for leading and managing the tendering and awarding of a portfolio of contracts of up to £5-10m per annum in line with the Council's best value duty.
3. Contribute to the development of a culture of performance management of contracts to ensure maximum value and social value benefits are achieved from contracts within the defined service area.
4. Assist in the development and promotion of best practices in supplier relationship management to minimize potential risk to the Council as a result of suppliers failing to deliver a contract.
5. Contribute to the development of the service area’s procurement strategy, setting targets that contribute to medium-term financial savings and other Council policies.
6. In the absence of a Category Lead or Category Manager, attend and contribute to key Service Management team (and where relevant, departmental service management teams) meetings that develop a culture of high professional standards and continuous improvement in the delivery of contracts.
7. Where appropriate, represent the Council at national, regional, and sub-regional forums relating to procurement matters including the LGA, London Procurement Network Forum, London Tenders Portal, SOPO, etc.
Umbrella hourly rate – £29.24
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