Procurement Officer in Northampton, Northamptonshire

Procurement Officer
Northampton
Contract - 6 months (required in the office one day a week)
£18.70ph (PAYE)

ARM is delighted to be recruiting for a local authority who are actively seeking a Procurement Officer to join them on a contract basis.

Responsibilities
* Provide professional services, advice, support and guidance within specific procurement categories.
* Lead on less complex projects including the development of potential procurement options.
* Manage the full tender cycle including advertising, developing documentation, evaluating, moderation, contract award and feedback to bidders.
* Monitor and report on quality and timeliness to ensure that specified projects are delivered on time, budget and standard.
* Support the procurement process on more strategic and complex projects, including the preparation of tender documents and manage bidder clarifications.
* Provide general support to the Procurement Category Managers within the Category
* Fully utilise, operate and report on the e-procurement tools available to the team.

Requirements
* Good understanding of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and UK Procurement Legislation.
* Good understanding of Contract Law.
* Able to communicate at all levels both orally and written.
* Influencing skills
* Experience of using the Intend e-Procurement software or equivalent
* Ability to liaise with stakeholders both internal and external, Procurement clients, customers and third parties.

For more information contact Dan on or 02392 228211

This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.

Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.