A fantastic opportunity to join the Mayoral West of England Combined Authority as a Procurement Officer.

Client Details

Led by the regional Metro Mayor, the West of England Combined Authority brings together three local councils, the Local Enterprise Partnership and works with communities, other public services, and industry to deliver for the region. There is a relentless focus on delivery to put the West of England on the map for regional, national and global success.You will be a key player as we create West of England Sustainable Transport. We are delivering on the big transport improvements people in the region need and deserve, changing how people travel, making journeys affordable, reliable, enjoyable, and safe.As a senior member of the Commercial team you will be responsible for developing and implementing commercial and supply chain management strategies to deliver projects worth over £1billion from Government funding. You will be joining the Commercial team at an exciting time. During the next couple of years, the team will be procuring a number of significant infrastructure programmes across rail, road and transport operations in order to deliver its key strategic outcomes. As a key member of the team, you will lead on driving commercial expertise across the Infrastructure directorate.

Description

• Support the Procurement Manager & Senior Procurement Manager to deliver a quality service to the authority
• Manage a portfolio of requirements from concept to delivery with internal stakeholders
• Publish and manage the RFQ Process through our electronic tendering system
• Maintain the Procurement Work Plan and Contracts Register
• Support in the development and delivery of Procurement presentations and training to the authority
• Facilitate compliance with our contract standing orders and Procurement best practice aligned to the Public Contracting Regulations
• Occasionally represent the authority in procurement workshops across the region
• Work with stakeholders to identify their requirements, timelines, routes to market and evaluation criteria
• Work with Stakeholders to define requirements and put together a Procurement Plan compliant to our Contract Standing Orders
• Research markets and suppliers and other authority / established government frameworks
• Tactical / operational Contract Management responsibility

Profile

The authority is seeking a Procurement officer role in Bristol to report to the Procurement Manager. The ideal candidate will have 2 years' experience in a Procurement role across a wide range of category areas. The individual may be looking to progress from a Procurement Support role and develop their career, they may be already studying CIPS. The role reports directly to the Procurement Manager, the post sits within the Corporate Services Directorate. You will be required to will interact with all directorates in the authority and contribute to building key relationships with our Local Councils, Private sector supply chain and industry bodies across the South West in order to deliver commercial value.

This role will support the Procurement Manager in delivery of a wide range of requirements, manage a portfolio of RFQ's / RFP's, provide input to policies and procedures, develop the profile of Procurement in the authority and engage with key stakeholders in our Local Councils. You will identify routes to market, conduct framework appraisals to establish the most appropriate route to market, review service agreements / call off documents and raise these with the Procurement Manager & Senior Procurement Manager.

Job Offer

• Salary £35,745 - £40,476
• 26/31 days annual Leave (5 extra days after 5 years continuous or reckonable service)
• Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme
• Reduced fare bus travel across the West of England
• Flexible and hybrid working options from day one to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with 2 or 3 days in the office a week.