Strategic Procurement Officer Duration: Initially 3 months with an option to extend further Hours: 37 hours a week Rate: £280 umbrella a day £220 PAYE a dayStrategic Procurement Officer Duration: Initially 3 months with an option to extend further Hours: 37 hours a week Rate: £280 umbrella a day £220 PAYE a day Gloucestershire County Council are looking for a Strategic Procurement Officer to join their Adult Social Care Service. There is a requirement to be on site a least twice a week. Responsibilities: You will support or lead tender activity or act in a support role to provide specialist support or analytical services to the team or its customers. Provide commissioners or other clients with pragmatic and informed advice so that customer outcomes and value for money requirements met or exceeded Utilise specialist knowledge or expertise to achieve superior outcomes Undertake market and supplier research to inform the development of commissioning and commercial thinking Undertake or lead discreet procurement projects and attend project/review board meetings as required Assess Social Value and work to maximise it through your work Assess and manage to risk associated with each activity Prepare a procurement strategy that describes your procurement findings and recommended approach Requirements Demonstrate a good level of procurement knowledge and expertise, ideally within Adult Social Care Experience working in a procurement or commissioning environment Experience of managing significant or complex tenders High level of knowledge about procurement in the public sector High level of literacy and numeracy evidenced by GCSEs Grade A-C particularly in Maths and English Hold or be working towards CIPS Level 3 or equivalent