Procurement Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - Positive Employment

Positive Employment

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting a Procurement Support Officer for our client based in Newham.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

Gather tender and all other information necessary to assist the Procurement Managers, Procurement Support Manager and Strategic Procurement Officer/s.
To manage and maintain information on tender invitations and awarded contracts within appropriate filing systems.
Assist in the preparation of contracts and monitoring of contractor performance.
Provide advice to Council officers on specifying and procuring quality works and services in accordance with the Council's Contract Standing Orders.
Assist colleagues and Council officers in the production of tendering documents and statutory notices.
To comply with all Audit requirements and ensure that all procurement activity is properly documented in a clear, auditable and transparent manner.
Maintain computer databases, procurement systems and spreadsheets and to provide reports when required.
Answer telephone queries, complaints and correspondence from the public, employers, staff, other sections and organisations in line with policy and procedures.
Diary management, arranging of meetings and training courses, agendas, venues/rooms.
To conduct research required by the Strategic Procurement Service.
The post holder will be required to go out of the office to visit schools, partner organisations and other offices during the course of their work.

Personal Requirements:

Understands the basic planning techniques
Able to use IT effectively and analyse data.
An understanding of Local Government and is aware of information governance issues and legislation.
Demonstrable experience and/ or understanding of the technical aspects of information and communications system technology operations and development in a corporate environment, including the exploitation of emergent technologies.
Sound working knowledge of information technology including spread sheets, word processing and presentations.
2 years references.

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Working Hours:09_:00am - 17:00pm, Monday