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Role: Procurement Officer
Contract Length: Until August 2025 with potential to extend to 31st March 2026
Location: Based in our Manchester office but predominantly work remotely. On occasion the candidate may be asked to attend the Manchester office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £240.79 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Procurement Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER
The Procurement Officer will assist the Procurement Manager by managing tenders for external contractors, and providing advice to NICE staff upon highly complex procurement activities including but not limited to public sector purchasing routes, terms and conditions of commercial contracts, negotiation and supplier dispute resolution, contract management, contract/supplier relationship management, supplier appraisal and vetting and other related tasks.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER
- Degree or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
- Knowledge of procurement methods and business analysis techniques
- Understanding of the range of methods available for purchasing services for the public sector
- Knowledge of current developments in the NHS
- Knowledge of supply chain management and supplier management
- An understanding and commitment to equality and diversity
- Experience of working in a purchasing setting and undertaking above threshold Procurements
- Experience of contract negotiation
- Experience of quality assessing examples of best practice
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences and to generate trust and confidence in individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation
- Effective and persuasive communicator, with a high degree of personal credibility
- Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
- Ability to communicate confidently and generate trust and confidence in individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation
- Ability to motivate team members and other key internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and present it clearly and precisely, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to critically appraise and analyze tender documents both internally and from suppliers
- Ability to cope with multiple and changing demands, meet tight deadlines and exercise sound judgement in the face of conflicting pressures
- Ability to deploy and manage resources effectively
- Ability to manage a portfolio of projects
- Ability to use standard Microsoft packages (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) and ability to use the Internet to search for and resource information
If you are a Procurement Officer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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