Principal Procurement Officer

3 weeks ago


Berkshire, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Full time

**Principal Procurement Officer**
**£42,665 - £48,562**
**Hybrid Working**
**Location: Bracknell, Berkshire**

Aktoon Resourcing are looking for a Principal Procurement Officer to join a local authority in Berkshire on a permanent basis.

**Job Overview**:

- To support the Head of Corporate Procurement with implementing the Council’s Plan and Procurement objectives at Bracknell BC.
- Lead teams to develop new contracts, including advising senior managers and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
- Promote self-service procurement through training, coaching, written guidance and use of procurement related systems. Having an advanced understanding and experience in utilising e-tendering systems (specifically ProActis) to maximise its functionality and use.

**Main Responsibilities of the Principal Procurement Officer**:

- Lead teams to develop and new contracts delivering clear service improvements and real cash savings, including assessment of current needs and expenditure, assessment of markets and early engagement with markets. Maintenance of external networks to identify collaborative procurements or innovative approaches.
- Advise senior managers on all procurement and contract management issues; build strong and positive relationships across the Council and champion a quality and performance related culture to ensure service delivery is effective and responds to identified needs and the Council can deliver its key objectives.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, particularly the Public Contracts Regulations, GDPR and Freedom of Information.
- Promote self-service procurement through training, coaching, written guidance, and use of e-procurement and other procurement related systems. Maintain, manage and be the ‘systems champion’ for e-tendering and associated procurement systems.
- Lead and develop commercial contract management and delivery of contract benefits throughout their term.
- Develop and maintain a full awareness of current issues and challenges facing local government and of best procurement practice through research and networking and where appropriate incorporate changes to enhance and improve practices and procedures.
- Identify opportunities for savings through procurement and provide expenditure analysis and reports using data from the finance system.

**Experience/Skills**:

- Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or equivalent relevant qualification
- Advanced knowledge and experience of e-tendering and procurement systems
- Knowledge and understanding of the procurement life cycle with significant experience of leading and managing procurement projects
- Demonstrable experience ofproducing complex tenderdocumentation and usingfinancial/analytical tools to evaluate tenders
- Previous public sector procurement experience, particularly services
- Good knowledge and experience of the Public Contracts Regulations
- Significant experience of stakeholder engagement across a broad spectrum



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