Procurement Officer

Location: Gloucestershire

Set-up: Hybrid 

Rate: £300/day via umbrella inside IR35

Duration: Initially 7-months  

Hours: Full-time position

Responsibilities include:

Provide pragmatic and informed procurement advice to commissioners and clients

• Use specialist knowledge to support strong commercial outcomes
• Conduct market and supplier research to inform commissioning and tender strategies
• Lead or support discrete procurement projects and attend project or review boards
• Assess and maximise social value through procurement activity
• Communicate and engage effectively with stakeholders, partners and suppliers
• Ensure compliance with legal, policy and Council requirements
• Lead or support tendering activity across service areas
• Prepare procurement strategies outlining findings and recommended approaches

Requirements:

• Local Government experience required for initial shortlisting, then thereafter at the client’s discretion
• Experience delivering procurement or commissioning activity, managing tenders, researching markets and developing specification
• Strong understanding of procurement regulations, contract law, risk management and commercial principles
• Proven ability to communicate clearly, build relationships, manage stakeholders and work to tight deadlines in complex environments
• Strong analytical, negotiation and project management skills with the ability to interpret data and produce clear written summaries