Procurement Officer

Overview

Provide procurement, sourcing, contract management and compliance for public sector.

Key Responsibilities

• sourcing
• contract management
• record keeping
• compliance
• client advisory
• procurement service

Tasks

- Will be directly involved in the sourcing of goods and services, the management of contracts, the maintenance of all associated records, both technical and commercial, and ensuring the organisation’s Procurement activities are executed in accordance with standing orders and relevant legislation. - Reporting to the Senior Procurement Officer, you will assist in the provision of a customer focussed procurement service to client departments including the provision of advice and guidance to all stakeholders involved in procurement related activities. -Actively encourages learning and development and are committed to ongoing learning and development to support career progression.

Requirements

• procurement
• public contracts
• microsoft office
• frameworks
• dps
• accreditation

What You Bring

- Confident, organised individual with good communication, attention to detail and analytical skills. - Customer focused, with an enthusiastic attitude to work, be a team player, as well as have the ability to work on their own initiative. - Knowledge and experience of public procurement processes and legislation is essential, as is the use of the electronic sourcing tools such as Public Contracts Scotland and Public Contracts Scotland-Tender. - Public Sector Tendering experience. - Ideally you should have professional procurement accreditation and be computer literate within a Microsoft Office environment. - Detailed operational knowledge and experience in the operation of Frameworks, DPS and similar procurement vehicles for the sourcing of goods and services is also required.

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Benefits

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Procurement Officer on a permanent basis on a salary of £38,374 - £53,614/annum (dependant on experience). This role will be hybrid working with 3 days per week onsite. -Cycle to Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Long Service Awards, Credit Union. -Employee Travel Pass Scheme -Discounted Season Rail/Bus Tickets -Group Life Assurance Cover. -33 days Annual and Public Holiday Entitlement. -Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

About Venesky Brown

-Grew from a single office to nationwide coverage via hubs in Edinburgh, Milton Keynes & Birmingham. -Delivers bespoke recruitment for major public-private projects—from energy and rail to higher education and digital transformation. -Team expertise spans Construction, Engineering, IT & Digital, Professional Services and Public Sector frameworks. -Staff volunteered with Cross Tay Link Road project to aid school grounds restoration.

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