Procurement Officer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Student Loans Company

Student Loans Company
Student Loans Company
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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £26,250 - £32,000
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Other
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • SLC
  • Finance Commercial Enterprise Risk and Compliance
    Type of role:
  • Commercial
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • Glasgow
  • Bothwell StreetAbout the job

Job summary:


  • Student Loans Company is a nonprofit making Governmentowned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Job description:


SLC has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Procurement Officer to join our Busy Commercial Department on a permanent basis, based at our Glasgow city centre offices.


The role of the Procurement Officer is to develop and implement tender and contract management plans for an allocated commodity area of expenditure which is aligned with, and supports the delivery of, SLC operational and strategic requirements for third-party expenditure.

The role will also have responsibility for the management of contracts within the allocated commodity area throughout the contract life cycle.

The role will engage with stakeholders across the organisation to create and execute tender plans which meet stakeholder requirements, align with any applicable category strategy developed by the Category Manager, are compliant with legislation/governance requirements, and deliver optimum value for money for the UK taxpayers in a collaborative and timely manner.


The Procurement Officer will also undertake formal Annual and/or Quarterly Supplier Business Reviews (with support from a Commercial Manager and/or Commercial Specialist) with key suppliers in their assigned commodity areas to ensure supplier performance against agreed deliverables/targets is monitored, performance improvement plans are implemented where required and that SLC is maximising collaborative working and leverage with third-parties.


SLC offer a Blend working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Person specification:


  • Experience of procurement and contract delivery within a large/complex organisation preferably within a Public Sector environment,
  • Experience of contract management including developing forward contract plans along with experience of supplier relationship management and can identify the risks associated,
  • Stakeholder management and influencing skills as well as mentoring and coaching skills,
  • Some knowledge of tender and contract management processes and techniques as well as experience in interpreting contractual arrangements,
  • Ability to deliver to strict deadlines and targets whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail,
  • Ability to work well within a matrixstyle organisation and team environment,
  • MCIPS accreditation or equivalent (or be willing to work towards this)

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £26,250, Student Loans Company contributes £7,087 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

In addition to salary we offer a range of benefits from which you can choose to add to your total package.

Here are just some examples from a list of many:

  • 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
  • Option to buy/sell annual leave
  • Flexitime and enhanced flexible working options available
  • Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
  • Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
  • Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
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Selection process details:


  • Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment

Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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  • The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
  • We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open c
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