Procurement Officer

Sellick Partnership is looking for an interim senior procurement professional to deliver procurement support, to senior leaders to enable cost effective, compliance contracts that deliver savings.

This is an excellent opportunity for an MCIPS Procurement Contractor looking for their next opportunity within interim procurment.

The successful applicant must

• Have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a public sector procurement environment, preferable local government.
• Have an operational understanding public procurement legislation.
• Have experience in using Frameworks.
• Has the ability to communicate well at all levels.
• Can work autonomously in a busy environment.
• Has experience in analysing procurement data.
• Has the ability to identify procurement and supply chain risks.
• Be an excellent team player.
• Has excellent negotiation and influencing skills.

This role is operational and will involve, advising budget managers and senior leaders on the most appropriate sourcing strategy, supporting market engagement, drafting tender documents, reviewing specification documents, managing the end-to-end tender process through the Councils e-procurement software (Proactis), conducting evaluation and mediation meetings, drafting contract documents, writing reports and communicating with suppliers through the Councils e-Procurement software (Proactis).

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. We can adapt our processes to accommodate everybody, so please let us know how we can help improve your recruitment experience. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide based on the specific skills set out in the advert. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. Our Consultants assess based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.