Procurement Category Specialist
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
13/05/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 25/05/2022 23:59
Salary:
£34,373 to £38,553 p.a. (Grade 11)
Job Category:
Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Employment Location:
County Hall, Durham
Further Information
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Corporate Procurement Team within Durham County Council as a Procurement Category Specialist.
We are looking for an experienced procurement officer who has strong relationship management skills and is customer focused.
What you will need to succeed:
1. Experience of Tendering and Managing Contracts and a good understanding of the Public Sector Procurement Regulations.
2. Be MCIPS qualified or working towards attaining MCIPS and be willing to continue with your study within a specified period.
3. Have strong leadership qualities and a clear understanding of working on a collaborative basis with different stakeholders.
4. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to negotiate.
5. Work well under pressure, have effective organisational skills, be able prioritise and manage project workload.
6. Be trustworthy, reliable, confident and demonstrate fairness and awareness of the demands and sensitivities of working for a large organisation.
What you will get in return:
1. As well as highly competitive pay you'll receive all the benefits of working within a local authority organisation, which ranges from flexible working hours to a high performing pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
2. Working within a dynamic, professional and friendly environment that delivers on strong team bonds.
3. We cover the costs of completing MCIPS qualification (if required) as well as support for the required study time.
For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Susan Kitching via email at
Susan.Kitching@durham.gov.uk.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Thursday 16th June 2022.
Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team via email pesresources@durham.gov.uk.
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Please note
This job is closed for applications.