Procurement Officer - London, United Kingdom - Triumph Consultants Ltd

Triumph Consultants Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

What's involved with this role:

Interim Procurement Officer - Construction & FM

Reference no:
Tower Hamlets RQ847026

Pay rate £323.29 per day PAYE

This opening assignment is for 5-6 months To support the Procurement Manager and Service Areas within the Place Directorate in a collaborative way and help deliver key outcomes Key responsibilities:

Provide professional support to the Commissioning/Procurement team
Develop excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes
Maintaining the Council's commissioning and procurement guidance materials and templates
Deliver low value request for quotations
Provide procurement advice and signposting to further support
Manage the commissioning mailbox, ensuring stakeholder queries are responded to in a timely manner
Continuously look at how the Commissioning and procurement function can be improved, including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback

"Role Requirements" - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

Professional qualification (or willing to work towards one)
Good knowledge of commissioning and procurement best practice
Excellent knowledge of Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015)
Appropriate procurement experience in a public sector environment
Experience of etendering portals
Experience of formal report writing and excellent writing skills
Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workload
2 Years work experience undertaking the assembly of Tender Packs (Invitation To Tender / Request for Quotation) and can demonstrate experience working with Client Project Teams / Internal Departments (Legal / Insurance / Data Officers / etc) to assist with drafting documents with the Client Project Team and ensure the Tender Packs are complete with all relevant information (including weightings and subcriteria). All as supported and guided by the Category Manager. This may include experience of supporting market engagement activities.
Experience of using large Public Buying Organisations(PBOs) frameworks for Call-Off Contracts e.g. ESPO, YPO
Experience of CCS frameworks for Call-Off Contracts
Excellent communications and influencing skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and effectively manage own workload

by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF

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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Other "Essential Requirements" - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
Please refer to the Role Requirements section above your CV must address the requirements listed.

Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:

Any local authority/public sector experience
Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.

Job Ref:
Tower Hamlets RQ847026

Anticipated Length of Assignment:

Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.