Description Contract Type: Permanent Working Hours: 37 per week Worker Type: Hybrid Worker Salary: Starting Salary is £27,711 (Level one) rising to £30,060 per annum ‘pro rata for part-time’ Location: Loxley House/Hybrid We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more… Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you. You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here. About the Role To be responsible for supporting all aspects of commercial, procurement and contract management activity within the Commercial Systems and Strategy Team. To provide support to the C,P&CM team to deliver effective procurement, with a focus on improving quality, maximising savings, increasing spend with local suppliers and increasing targeted employment and training opportunities. To support in the assessment of current spend, procurement activity, opportunity identification and realisation of benefits. To support the delivery of the strategic contract management functions, covering the review and risk management of key strategic/critical contracts, suppliers and markets, and advising the Council on main risks and how to mitigate these. To promote the Council’s vision, values, aims, objectives, and priorities actively and effectively, putting our citizens first through the delivery of best value services. About You The ideal candidate will have: IT skills with an ability to use Microsoft Access and Excel to produce reports and evaluate data Ability to use service specific software (eg: eTendering portal, Oracle financial software) to input data and follow workflows, ensuring accurate recording of information Good analytical and problem solving skills to be able to make suggestions to improve processes and help service areas with their work requests Be adaptable to change whilst working in a busy challenging environment, managing a high workload at times Have a working knowledge of procurement processes and the Council's role in procuring goods, services and works Ability to use your own initiative to make decisions relating to procurement issues You can find the job description for this post here At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page. For informal enquiries please contact Paul Williams, Commercial Systems & Insight Lead, by email at paul.williams3nottinghamcity.gov.uk Closing Date: 21st November 2024 Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interviews will be held: TBC If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.