Procurement Officer

Greenwich

£28 per hour (umbrella)

Full Time Contract (6 Months)

Novax Recruitment is actively seeking a Procurement Officer in Greenwich. This is a contract with a scope for extension working full time hours.

The job:

• To contribute to producing decision-making reports, respond to Members enquiries in collaboration with the Head of Procurement, provide procurement comments on decision-making and other relevant reports
• Maintain knowledge of procurement legislation, best practice and latest developments in the procurement profession and assist the Category Lead review and develop practices in the service area
• To lead and manage the end to end procurement exercises of contracts up to £500,000 within the wider workstream of the Category Team
• Working with the service to establish the principles of any procurement exercise and so define the type of procurement process which the service will need to follow
• Maintain and update a supplier portal for the advertising of contracts and receiving the supplier responses

The candidate:

• Must have been working effectively in the PO1 role for a minimum of 12 months, and up to 24 months, depending on completion of the relevant Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
• Local authority procurement experience is essential

Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; or call me on; #removed#