Procurement Officer

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Procurement Officer for an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care.The Procurement Officer will assist the Procurement Manager by managing tenders for external contractors, and providing advice to 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.Location - Remote, occasional meetings in Manchester office.Contract - 5-month, potential extension up to 12 months.Pay rate - £188.18 PAYE / £247.20 UMB per day.Main duties and responsibilities

• To delegate and provide cover for the Associate Director of Procurement as required
• Developing, implementing and monitoring policies for managing programmes of work and quality assurance procedures within Procurement that impact across the organisation particularly those that relate to governance over non-pay expenditure for information technology
• Managing the tendering assessment teams for specialist advice and support to staff including very complex and sensitive areas of work and providing advice and support to directors, budget managers, other staff and with external partners, suppliers and stakeholders
• To provide regular updates to the internal project group on progress made in relation to the procurement exercise in question
• Planning and managing workloads within the team and ensuring that operations are delivered within the appropriate deadlines and to high standards
• Managing the development of processes and procedures and ensuring that they are performed in accordance with statutory requirements and guidelines on best practice
• Ensuring that the Institute's resources are managed effectively in line with corporate policies and statutory requirements and that optimum solutions are achieved for the Institute
• Critically appraising very complex tenders and supplier financial information relating to aspects of the Institute's work and providing input into the quality assurance processes of the Institute on a regular basis

Person Specification

• Degree or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
• Knowledge of procurement methods and business analysis techniques
• Experience of working in a purchasing setting and undertaking above threshold Procurements
• Experience of contract negotiation
• 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

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.RSR Regulatory Services is a market leading recruitment business dedicated to supplying experienced practitioners on a temporary, contractual or permanent basis to the Law Enforcement, Cyber Security, Offender Management and Regulatory Services talent markets.Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.