Job Description

We are looking for candidates to join our client the Ministry of Justice in a Procurement Support Officer role

If you have experience working in contract management or procurement, then this may be the opportunity for you

• Hours: Monday - Friday 37 hours a week (hours are flexible around 9-5)
• Location: Leeds City Centre
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the offices
• Contract length: Temporary until January 2023. Chance of extension subject to business requirements and permanent opportunities may arise
• Pay - £15.77 per hour (annually £30,341)

The successful candidate will support the team to deliver procurement and contract management activities to achieve commercial outcomes across the business, key responsibilities will be:-

• Ownership of contract and performance management, driving commercial opportunities to deliver value for money and/or savings
• Assisting pre-procurement and sourcing activity including requirements definition, strategy development, market engagement and producing the invitation to tender pack
• Drafting procurement documents, including contract variations and change requests
• Analysing market, spend and performance data and presenting this to support commercial activity and reporting requirements
• Stakeholder engagement and strong relationship building to define requirements, develop, implement and manage procurement and contract management strategies
• Delivery of continuous improvement to drive best practice
• Assist the Commercial Manager in the resolution of disputes, obtaining and managing input from operational colleagues and others as directed (e.g. Legal)
• Complying with governance, legislative and policy requirements as appropriate
• Responding to Freedom of Information requests and Parliamentary Questions

The successful candidate will:

• Have proven track record of managing contracts in a similar commercial environment
• Experienced in managing relationships and communications with stakeholders
• Awareness of public sector procurement legislation
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel

If this sounds of interest to you please apply or email me your CV directly