Role: Procurement Officer
Salary/Rate: £15-20.52 per hr inside IR35
Location: on site Deeside (Flintshire) 4x pw
Contract Duration: 6-month contract
We are currently looking for a Procurement Officer for our government client.
This Procurement Officer role is mainly on site, based 4 days per week on site in Deeside (Flintshire) and 1 day per week working remotely. There is no further flexibility with the on-site requirement or office location.
The contract for this Procurement Officer position is for 6-months, with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Essential Skills / Experience required:
- CCS frameworks
- Contract writing
- End to end procurement
- Experience with Government frameworks
- Tender process
- Supplier relationships
- Invoice queries
- Any ERP system experience
- Procurement/Buying experience
Highly desirable:
- ERP System - Nexus or similar
- CIPS, or working towards it
- Standard MS Office
Role / Responsibilities:
- Provide Procurement support and advice using the appropriate strategies and routes to market.
- Obtain best value for defence by utilising existing Government frameworks.
- Manage tender processes and associated activities in accordance with policy and legislation.
- Maintain and develop supplier relationships, resolving invoice queries, delivery issues and monitor spend to assess year on year savings.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with the wider Commercial team, drive continuous improvement and implement process improvements.
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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans, spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses, partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.
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