Project Procurement Coordinator - Durham, United Kingdom - Jackson Hogg Limited
Description
Jackson Hogg Procurement & Supply Chain division are partnering with a well-recognised organisation in Durham on the appointment of a Project Procurement Coordinator to join their Procurement team on a full time and permanent basis.
The role of the Project Procurement Coordinator will be to assist with providing a professional, reliable and efficient procurement framework across the Group in order to manage costs, improve project bankability and saleability, reduce risk and ultimately obtain 'best value' from external consultants & contractors whilst ensuring that high levels of quality and performance are maintained.
They can offer a competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays rising on length of service.
This position is largely office based with working hours of Monday to Thursday 08:30-17:30 and Fridays 08:30-16:00 with a 1 hour lunch.
The Role:
- To have an appreciation of the project procurement team and business values to ensure they are adopted throughout the role and to assist with production of annual business plan and objectives for department.
- To assist with the coordination of project related procurement activities across Group.
- To ensure appropriate elements of the electronic purchase ordering gateway for projects are dealt with efficiently and effectively covering various order types across the group but substantially for projects throughout the development phase.
- To assist with the prequalification process for all new suppliers ensuring they fit the criteria set and to liaise with finance, health and safety, and technical coordinators for their input into the assessment.
- To ensure that all appointments and contracts are made in accordance with procurement protocol through the use of standard templates and to ensure final appointments are signed appropriately and administration is carried out ensuring documents are filed off accordingly whilst unsigned contracts are expedited regularly.
- To ensure that all contract variations are coordinated through procurement and are reconciled prior to appropriate Procurement sign off.
- Liaison with the project team to pull together tender pack
- Assisting with the finalisation of project briefs for appointment of consultants
- Coordination of tenders as they arrive
- Assisting with supplier queries
- Completion of project procurement tender review schedules
- Provision of feedback to bidders
- To undertake regular reviews of contract status and carry out reconciliations against spend where appropriate.
- To work with the project procurement team to continually develop and improve the procurement procedures for the Group, to ensure best practices are adopted.
Skills/Experience:
- Proven experience of at least 3 years in Procurement role
- Educated to 'A' level or equivalent
- Knowledge of procurement practices and experience
- Experience of procurement of professional services / construction contractors
- Be able to demonstrate ability to influence and negotiate
- Basic knowledge of contract law
- Sound knowledge of Excel & Microsoft Office
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Part qualified or working towards Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) would be desirable but not essential
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location:
In person
Reference ID: 9126
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