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Regional Contract Management Officer

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
18/07/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 01/08/2018 23:00
Salary:
Grade E-H, SCP18-34 (£18,870 - £30,756)
Job Category:
Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Vacancy ID:
178071
Employment Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Post Number:
NEPO/RCMO/July18
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
1 Aug
Further Information
Join our Team

NEPO undertakes high-value procurement in major strategic areas of spend in partnership with North East local authorities (known as our Member Authorities) and a range of nationwide Associate Members.

Our vision is to achieve benefits through collaborative procurement. This means that we are focussed on delivering positive outcomes for our Member Authorities, the regional supply base and over 300 Associate Members from the wider public sector. In addition to delivering a collaborative procurement work programme of £210M, NEPO is responsible for the NEPO Portal and the NEPO Business Club programme, which helps support our suppliers.

NEPO is a forward-thinking organisation that supports personal development and provides a unique opportunity to work collaboratively across the North East public sector.

NEPO employees benefit from:

• Flexible working
• Access to technology that enables agile working
• Continuing professional development, including training opportunities
• Annual leave ranging from 25 to 30 days (depending on length of service), plus public holidays
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Child Care Vouchers
• Offices based in the heart of Newcastle’s Quayside with great links by public transport and road

A role in Procurement

Working in procurement is a fantastic career choice.

Generally speaking, procurement is responsible for both optimising costs and delivering savings. Careers in procurement benefit from early exposure to senior level stakeholders and as procurement is very much a sector in which doors are there to be opened, personal performance is rewarded through career progression.

Procurement can also offer a wide variety of different projects and skill sets. Some may require a focus on analytics and delivering rapid cost savings, others may call for a more hands-on approach. Examples range from benchmarking to designing more effective supply chains.

The sheer variety of service areas that procurement comes into contact with also makes it appealing for anyone looking for new challenges. Procurement is predominantly outwards focused; at NEPO you collaborate with individuals from various service areas both within and outside of our region, gaining a wealth of cross-departmental, even cross-industry experience.

The people who prosper in procurement generally have strong interpersonal and analytical skills and can communicate their ideas through a wide range of formats to a variety of stakeholders.

Procurement represents a fantastic choice for individuals looking for a varied and exciting role with great career prospects. This is one of the few sectors where new employees are given the opportunity to prove their worth and take charge of their own projects, from start to finish. The current economic climate has seen an increasing number of organisations turn to their procurement teams to deliver growth and generate income.

This Regional Contract Management Officer role

This role incorporates a wide pay band in recognition of a range of skill levels we are able to recruit at – junior entry level through to high-performing individuals who will be the managers of the future. The salary allocated by NEPO to this position will be within this salary band and will be commensurate to the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

This Regional Contract Management Officer role will work within the NEPO Energy Category Team. The post holder will report to the Regional Category Specialist (Energy).

The NEPO Energy Category is responsible for providing expert support to Member Authorities on a broad range of energy matters, this includes the contract management of a number of energy solutions. This role presents a rare opportunity to adopt a contract management role within the public sector with direct exposure to the energy industry and energy markets.

The solutions within the Energy Category are of strategic importance to Member Authorities and are often, by nature of the energy industry, complex and challenging. Now is an exciting time to join the NEPO Energy Category as it works towards the conclusion and implementation of the Electricity Framework Agreement.

The post holder shall undertake the contract management of Framework Agreements within the Energy Collaborative Procurement Work Programme (CPWP). The post holder will be required to build excellent working relationships with NEPO Member Authorities, NEPO Associate Members and Framework Agreement suppliers.

Important dates

The deadline for applications is 23:00 on Wednesday 1st August 2018
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8th August 2018

Apply

Applications will only be accepted via https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Marie Perriam, Regional Category Specialist (Energy) on 07768817978.

No recruitment agencies please.

For further information about NEPO and its work, please visit our website at www.nepo.org
Please note
This job is closed for applications.