Procurement Coordinator

Do you have knowledge of Procurement in the Public Sector and are looking for a job around the Lewes area?

Procurement Coordinator

12 month FTC

GBP29,685 per annum

Location - BN7, Lewes

Hybrid working options available

My Client, an East Sussex local authority, seek an organised Procurement Coordinator to support their t team in the following duties:

• Sourcing, buying, and dealing with request for quotations.
• Responding to general procurement enquiries relating to frameworks, tenders, contracts, suppliers, purchase orders and requisitions.
• Monitoring the procurement email inbox & phones, dealing with requests or forwarding as appropriate
• Providing advice on compliant purchasing, across a range of categories.
• Ensuring purchasing meets the requirements and achieves value for money.
• Maintaining the contract and savings register, coordinate and report management information and monitor supplier performance.
• You may be required to organise meetings, prepare agendas and take minutes.

The successful candidate will need:

• To have had experience working in procurement in order to have general knowledge of procurement terminology.
• Excellent IT skills, covering all MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience of Public Sector procurement & relevant legislation.
• Experience using the Oracle Fusion system is preferred but not essential.

Police checks, including a standard DBS, will be carried out for the successful candidate.