Procurement Officer

Fleet Services

Mid Kent

£30k - £35k DOE

12 Month FTC



Our well-established client is looking to recruit an experienced Procurement Officer to join their Fleet and Professional Services team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

The successful candidate will be a driven, highly focussed, and analytical individual with demonstrable experience of the end to end procurement life cycle ideally within the Public Sector and will have a full CIPS membership or currently be working towards.

Key duties:

* Offer advice on Procurement Services regarding tendering, contracts, contract management and the use of the Purchase to Pay System.
* Provide support to the Fleet Services Manager in developing and promoting innovative approaches to procurement and market analysis.
* Plan, co-ordinate, implement and manage a range of sourcing events and contract management tools to ensure the continuous improvement of service
* Provide data analysis to support new methods of service delivery to achieve best value procurement and improvements in contract management
* Work with customers to help define their needs, prepare tender documentation, evaluate, and analyse tender responses in accordance with audit regulations, Procurement Service Orders and the governments Find a Tender Service.
* Contribute to the extraction, monitoring and management of financial data associated with procurement activity
* Analyse and manage spend to identify and help generate opportunities for savings and efficiencies, contract formation and pro-active contract management.
* Manage supplier relationships in accordance with the Service Orders, to manage risk and ensure all suppliers of goods, works and services
* To provide management reports and detailed analysis as and when required



The successful candidate will have/be:

* An experienced Procurement Officer ideally working in the Public Sector, Fleet or Professional Services
* CIPS qualification or working towards
* Working knowledge of the Purchase to Pay lifecycle and EU tendering
* Experienced in using CRM 'Agresso' would be an advantage
* Strong analytical skills
* First class interpersonal skills with a real passion for building effective professional relationships
* Confident in working to tight timeframes and deadlines
* Excellent knowledge of current purchasing and procurement regulations are necessary
* The ability to collate and analyse data
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Applications including Excel
* Analytical, with a high level of attention to detail
* Ability to prioritise and handle multiple projects and daily tasks



Please apply now for immediate consideration!

This role is being handled by Nicole Hill, Business Support Consultant for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.