Procurement Officer

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Protocol is delighted to be recruiting for a procurement officer within the Derby area on a full-time permanent basis.

Salary: £33,000 - £36,000

Full time fleible hours with 3 days hybrid.

Person Specification:

• currently holds or is working towards CIPS or equivalent.
• Experience working on procurement projects in the Public Sector
• The ability to demonstrate a thorough understanding of Public Sector procurement requirements, including relevant legislation.

Duties:

• Working with officers across the business as a key member of a project team.
• The review and development of procurement approach, specifications, statement of requirements, tender documentation and evaluation methodology and approaches
• Management of the tender, evaluation, and award stages
• Providing ongoing support and advice in the management of the contracts
• Providing advice and guidance regarding procurement matters, where appropriate liaising with other professionals from within the business e.g., Legal services
• Solving complex problems and develop innovative solutions to clients and service requirements

You will have the ability to deliver multiple projects at the same time, can think imaginatively on the best ways to procure services and have exceptional attention to detail. You must be able to effectively communicate and negotiate at all levels, handle conflict and deal with sensitive situations.

You should possess excellent IT skills including the analysis of data and be able to use Excel and Word effectively. The candidate will be required to use the business' e-tendering portal ProContract to run the tender projects and full training will be provided.

About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training, and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.

We're more than a recruitment agency - we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.

Whatever your career goals, we've got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs

The legal bit...

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £31,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Procurement: 2 years (preferred)
• End to end tender: 1 year (preferred)
• Public Sector: 1 year (preferred)
• Purchasing: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• CIPS (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 32892309AE