Non IT Procurement Officer - Mcips

I am looking to hire a procurement officer non IT

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE

Ideally, post holders should have full graduate membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS).

Essential Experience:

-Procurement Process/Experience in delivering procurement as they will deliver Procurement projects.
-Understanding category management
-excellent relationship building with external Stakeholders
-Able to build excellent relations across departments within the business.

KEY TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

The role of the Procurement Business Partner is to identify and develop commercial opportunities and manage the directorate/procurement relationship.

Key Accountabilities and Outcomes

To understand directorate commercial business requirements, embed commercial and procurement concepts within business planning activities and develop/plan a procurement pipeline of immediate and longer term opportunities.

To promote the profession, provide a wide range of commercial/procurement advice, both strategic and operational in nature, and manage relevant Business Case approval processes to minimise/remove the volume of non-compliance to departmental policies and processes.

To work with internal and external stakeholders including other corporate Business Partners to maximise efficiencies and provide a seamless value adding service to directorates.

To develop and indirectly manage Buying Co-ordinators, or staff with similar responsibilities, and up skill directorate resource in understanding the impact of their activities in areas such as responses to PQs/FOIs through Management Information .

Comply with Civil Service policies and procedures, including ensuring any requests for input into Freedom of Information Requests and Parliamentary Questions are handled robustly and accurately.

Take on other duties and responsibilities as appropriate to the grade of the role as required. Occasional travel mainly between London and Leeds

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Procurement Profession Skills and Competencies

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