If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Julie Thompson on 07985 818034 or email julie.thompson@dundeecity.gov.ukYou will have an HND/SVQ4, or equivalent, in Business Administration or related subject area or relevant working experience in a purchasing environment.You will ensure that the Council’s Purchasing Systems are maintained and developed in accordance with the Council’s Corporate Procurement Strategy and to meet its statutory reporting requirements.
You will liaise with the Council’s suppliers to introduce and develop sustainable and lean purchase-to-pay arrangements, including electronic invoicing, consolidated invoicing and embedded payment card payments.
You will develop and co-ordinate training requirements for users of the key Purchasing Systems (Civica Purchasing including Corporate Procurement Cards, etc).
You will manage the introduction of Civica Contract Management functions and provide management reporting and performance statistics from the Purchasing Systems.You will have significant practical experience and in-depth knowledge of Purchase-To-Pay Systems, experience of report writing, dealing with suppliers regarding payment methods etc and experience of working with Financial/Audit Controls.
Experience of managing processes within a high volume transactions environment, of system development and testing processes with supervisory experience is essential.
You will have data management, analysis, and reporting skills, excellent communication skills as well as the ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver outcomes with minimum supervision.
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