Senior Procurement Officer

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Kirklees
Corporate Strategy, Commissioning & Public Health
Legal, Governance & Commissioning
37
2
High Street Buildings, Huddersfield & Hybrid working
Permanent
Grade 10

£35,745 - £38,223

You will be joining a fast-paced multi award-winning procurement team at a crucial and important time in driving standards and best practice within our category led approach to procurement.   

We are looking for highly ambitious, enthusiastic people who are customer focused, add value, demonstrate all of the Council’s behaviours and expectations and continually strive for excellence. You will play an important role in the delivery of a fantastic, forward thinking, flexible, creative, commercial and collaborative procurement team, which aims to exemplify excellent procurement practice.   

As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will be self-disciplined, working within a busy and progressive department and be responsible for driving a busy pipeline of procurements at pace along with delivering value for money and procuring goods, services and works through 3rd party providers. These posts will ensure that all procurement activities are maximising best value along with fully complying with the Councils Contract Procedure Rules, and national procurement legislation. 

The Councils procurement team has refocused its categories into the following three strategic areas;

  • Adults, Public Health & Childrens
  • Built Environment (includes Construction & Infrastructure, Housing, Facilities Management, Transport, Environment & Waste)
  • Corporate & IT

There are up to 2 x Senior Procurement Officer roles which will be aligned to the Built Environment area. 

If you are highly motivated and appreciate a demanding workload, working to tight deadlines with a variety of stakeholders, enjoy a challenge and want the opportunity to work in a varied role across the team, we would love to hear from you. 

Requirements for this job: 

  • Knowledge and experience of public sector procurement processes and national procurement legislation.
  • An awareness of various industries/supply chain challenges.
  • Excellent IT skills and experience or awareness of using electronic purchasing systems e.g., YORtender, SAP or alternative systems.
  • A team player who is solution focused with a flexible style of approach, able to use own initiative and ready to take on any challenge.
  • Experience of managing relationships, motivating and influencing stakeholders, and effective communication at all levels.
  • Ability to search, analyse and present information in different formats and to different audiences.
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
  • Demonstrates willingness to work towards achieving the Level 4 CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply).

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jennifer Hilton or Robert Williams on 01484 221000.

Interviews are expected to take place on 2nd and 3rd of May 2023.

Jennifer Hilton is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
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16 April 2023, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.