Directorate: Strategy and Resources Section: Procurement & Commercial Services Grade: Level 5 Actual Salary: £25,584 - £27,711 Hours: 37 This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants. An exciting role to support Procurement Operations and Payments activity from source to payment that underpins the Council’s objectives to transform Procurement & Commercial Services into a leading edge and professional organisation through becoming more focused, more integrated, more disciplined through…. • Assisting the embedding of an effective Central Purchase Ordering and Central Buying Team • Working with services to add value to the sourcing and purchase ordering process • Ensuring value for money through delivery of savings against contracts • Creating an expert function that ensures that the process for ordering supplies and services is streamlined, automated and as efficient as possible. Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together. To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitmentstoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.