Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer - Inside IR35 - Public Sector - Dundee/Hybrid

Day Rate - up to £240

Duration - 5 months

Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract Procurement Officer, to assist the Finance and Procurement Manager in delivering a comprehensive procurement service aligned with the current policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities of the role are:

• Lead, manage, develop and provide professional advice and support to the Procurement Team.
• Provide professional procurement advice and assistance to the CI and SSSC on a range of procurement matters and assess corporate, business and operational requirements to ensure procurement issues are identified at the earliest opportunity, focusing on managing risk, ensuring full compliance with legislation and achieving efficiencies and best value.
• Raise awareness of and provide guidance on Procurement procedures (written & oral), ensuring they are kept up to date with legislation and best practice and are adhered to.
• Write, maintain and disseminate all procurement guidance and support tools, including the management of the separate procurement libraries on each organisation's Intranet.
• Control the set up and review of the supplier's records in the financial system, including ensuring the organisation's meet the HMRC legislation regarding IR35 and self-employment.
• Work with procurers to develop procurement documentation (tenders, quick quotes, evaluation, contracts etc), making sure procurements are compliant with relevant legislation and our internal procurement governance arrangements. This involves both providing advice and challenge when required.
• Oversee and manage the contents/accuracy of numerous registers ie, contracts, approved consultancy, Non-Competitive Actions, procurement risk register etc.
• Review spend analysis to identify trends and opportunities for procurement development and report on procurement performance. This includes the follow-up and reporting of non-compliance with approved procedures.
• Develop and carry out financial procedure compliance reviews and report findings to Senior Managers.
• Make sure all month end and year end procedures are performed within timescales agreed with the Accounting and Procurement Manager.
• Write procurement strategy business cases, identifying procurement options with risks, benefits and making recommendations on routes to market.

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum of five years relevant financial experience.
• Diploma in procurement and supply, or equivalent - Candidates without minimum qualification criteria who have significant experience may be considered.
• Experience of leading and managing a team or project teams, including the ability to effectively deploy staff and other resources to achieve aims, objectives and targets.
• Excellent working knowledge and understanding of public sector procurement legislation.
• Experience of working in a business partnering role to support procurers.
• Project management skills to support and implement new projects.
• Good working knowledge of a fully integrated Financial System, in addition to having an excellent understanding of financial controls and the financial environment

Desirable

• Experience of Oracle Cloud (Fusion)
• CIPS qualified
• Experience of working is a similar environment