Procurement Officer
Posted 20/06/2024 by Red Personnel
Reports to: Finance & Data Manager
Type: Full-time, Temporary
Salary: Approximately £250 per day (Umbrella PAYE)
Location: Hammersmith & Fulham Borough
Assignment duration: 3-6 months (potential to extend)
Remote working with 1 day in the office per month.
About the Role
Wanted a Governance & Procurement Officer for a London Borough Council. In this temporary full-time role, you'll be instrumental in managing large-scale procurement projects, ensuring best value for money, and upholding top-tier contract management standards. We’re looking for a dedicated, experienced candidate to help drive initiatives forward, implement strong contract monitoring processes, create/review KPIs and metrics, and monitor using Power BI..
Key Responsibilities:
Apply best practices throughout procurement stages: strategy, tender evaluation, moderation, and award.
Draft necessary procurement documents (e.g., business cases, procurement strategies, OJEU notices, ITT documentation, feedback letters).
Promote high standards of contract management, ensuring appropriate records/audit trails are maintained.
Ensure proper recording of contract and financial information on the Council’s systems (Capital Esourcing and MS Teams).
Overview
- Plan and execute procurement exercises on the Council’s procurement portal.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and OJEU requirements.
- Plan and assist in tender evaluation and moderation, designing tools and templates for consistent scoring and feedback.
- Train managers on robust, objective tender evaluations.
- Draft documents for commissioning and procurement exercises, involving data analysis and collaboration with colleagues and legal teams.
- Implement systems for monitoring and accountability, ensuring accurate contract and financial records.
- Support contract managers in establishing performance measurement systems.
- Promote awareness and implementation of the Council’s Social Value policies.
- Advise on and review tender documents for Social Value commitments.
- Liaise with contractors to support Social Value integration and performance.
- Conduct mini-competitions on new frameworks.
- Propose practical procurement solutions for complex service requirements.
- Build relationships with service managers to improve contract management and commercial control.
- Enhance visibility and utilization of commercial data for decision-making and service improvement.
- Best practice in commissioning, procurement, and contract management, particularly in the public sector.
- MCIPS qualification or working towards it.
- Complex problem-solving and critical thinking.
- Creativity and the ability to implement innovative solutions.
- Strong coordination and collaboration skills.
- High emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
- Sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
- Negotiation skills with a range of partners.
- Commitment to outstanding service delivery.
- Cognitive flexibility to adapt to changing environments.
Interviews to take place as soon as possible.
- Type:
- Temporary
- Start Date:
- 20/06/2024
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Telephone:
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- Job Reference:
- 176ProcurementJune
- Job ID:
- 221871855
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