Procurement Officer - £35k per annum - West Sussex

An exciting opportunity to work for a shared service centre that caters to over 4 public sector organisations in the area. This is an opportunity to work in a hands on, fast paced environment that will allow you to grow within your role.

Your responsibilities

Support the Procurement Manager in the implementation and delivery of the procurement strategy and its associated actions plans.

Build effective relationships across the organisations and provide specialist advice to the departments on the requirements of the Procurement related requirements.

Help deliver tenders to agreed timescales; utilising best practice project management, risk management and contract management techniques. This includes market and supplier analysis, pre-tender market engagement and running the full tender process from initiation to contract award.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of corporate procurement policies and undertake procurement related research in order to keep up to date with current legislation.

Effectively Contract Manage corporate contracts, as required, including monitoring performance, review meetings with suppliers, engaging customers and resolving any problems or issues.

Identify opportunities to make financial and efficiency savings within or amongst the organisations through the analysis of spend data and establishment of corporate contracts.

The right person for this role will have:

Strong communication skills

Innovative thinker

Problem solving skills and adaptable

Please contact me asap to discuss this role in more detail by emailing me at jessica.magashi@1st-executive.com or call me on 01483 213302.