A unique procurement opportunity within a public sector organisation. This role offers excellent benefits, progression and development opportunities.
Client Details
A fantastic public sector organisation who aim to develop and deliver policies, services and programmes to support those in the local community.
Description
- Deliver a professional, best practice and compliant end to end procurement service including strategic contract management, for medium sized procurements/contracts as allocated and delegating for Procurement Managers where appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with contract standing orders, publication scheme and transparency obligations.
- Work closely with budget holders, contract managers and officers across the Combined Authority to deliver best practice procurement and contract management through value for money solutions, with greater emphasis on procurements/contracts that have been categorised as non-strategic.
- Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders (including budget holders, managers, officers and suppliers) in the use of the electronic financial management, e-Tendering and contract management systems.
- Responsibility for running tender processes in a professional, compliant, and timely manner and working closely with budget holders to ensure that they undertake the same.
- Ensure the Combined Authority's Contract Standing Orders are followed and compliance with Combined Authority's policies and all relevant statutory legislation.
Profile
- Experience of working in a commercial, procurement or contract management function procuring a
wide range of products, works and services.
- Strong working knowledge and understanding of tendering procedures, procurement and contract
management principles and practices and their application.
- Comprehensive working knowledge and experience of EU Directives and Public Contracting
Regulations.
- Demonstrable understanding of government and procurement procedures.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of managing an e-procurement system.
- Experience of developing, improving, and applying processes and systems.
Job Offer
- Hybrid working with minimum one day per week in the office in Leeds.
- Flexible and agile working.
- Unlimited travel on buses and trains across West Yorkshire
- Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution between 14% and 18%
- 28 days Annual Leave entitlement annually plus all Bank Holidays. Annual Leave entitlement increases to 30 days annually after 5 years' service, and to 32 days annually after 10 years' service.
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- Affordable healthcare plans with Sovereign and Simply Health. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme that provides a free and confidential counselling and assistance service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days of the year. Access to Headspace for employees and their family members.
- Discounted membership of gyms and health clubs. Free eye tests & flu vaccinations.