Senior Procurement Officer/Buyer

Surrey  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Sopra Steria Recruitment is working in partnership with a major client in the UK. We are currently recruiting a Senior Procurement Officer/Buyer based in Croydon for 6 months initially with possible extension.

Key tasks and deliverables

1. Support the development and management of supply markets to meet the needs of the business area affected by this project. Ensuring the procurement is structured in a way that accesses the most appropriate markets and that suppliers have sufficient engagement for effective delivery.

2. Ensure the delivery of the procurement in compliance with EU procurement law and other government policies and legislation by managing the end to end procurement process, leading specific procurement work streams, setting activities, monitoring milestones and delivering to timescales (ensuring the use of e-souring tools when appropriate).

3. Support the development of procurement documentation including: Procurement/commercial strategies, contract(s), robust pricing mechanisms and performance indicators.

4. Ensure that key financial, legal and commercial issues are considered in the development of procurement documentations and that business requirements are also translated into measurable assessment criteria with the contract.

5. Undertake activities such as research, stakeholder engagement and evaluation to support the procurement.

Experience Required

ESSENTIAL

1. Relevant experience working in a public sector organisation, ideally having managed procurement projects or worked in large commercial projects to set timescales and objectives.

2. Experience of applying EU procurement law and relevant UK legislation in undertaking procurement activities.

3. Commercially aware and appreciates concepts of value for money, risks and reward and how these can be achieved through effective contract formulation.

4. Experience of leading procurement work streams to ensure on-time delivery of procurement milestones.

DESIRABLE

1. Experience of drafting commercial cases as part of the development of business cases and justification for major procurements.

2. Able to communicate high level procurement strategy to stakeholders/clients/suppliers.

Please Note: Shortlisted candidates would be contacted via Call/Email.

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Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months with possible extension
(extension possible)
From
Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited
Published at
15.11.2017
Project ID:
1452034
Contract type
Freelance
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