Contracts and Procurement Officer
Recruitment Agency Reference: J79707
A position has arisen for a Contracts and Procurement Officer placed within a highly reputable organisation situated in Wiltshire. This role takes responsibility for preparing and undertaking procurement activities, managing supplier relationships and monitoring contractual performance for a contract length of 9 months with the possibility of an extension.
Your duties will include:
- Preparing reports and analysing statistical information on contract performance, spend and milestones centrally managed contracts
- Developing template documents and guidelines for employees to use and incorporate changes in line with legislation and national procurement initiatives in a timely manner
- Providing professional advice, guidance and support to employees and Leaders in all aspects of the role
- Ensuring that all records are accurate and up to date
- Developing and managing a medium to long-term procurement roadmap highlighting key and high value procurement activities in support of the Trusts procurement and contract management strategy
- Preparing tender documentation by liaising with relevant colleagues, budget holders and procurement framework bodies as required, including embedding key performance indicators (KPIs) and management terms
- Build and maintain third party relationships and monitor supplier performance against contractual terms and KPIs
- Liaising with colleagues and budget holders to check current status of contracts and informing management when service variations require contract change or increased/decreased spend or when contracts are dormant or no longer needed
- Ensuring supply chain risk is addressed when planning procurement activities with Trust and budget holders to help mitigate risk contractually and through supplier/contractors relationships
The successful candidate should have:
- Must have previous experience carrying out similar duties within the public sector
- Must have Purchasing and supply chain experience
If you are interested in this role or would like to find out more about similar roles please send your CV to Sabrina Garcha via email at sgarcha@venngroup.com
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