Senior Purchasing Officer

3 weeks ago


Staffordshire, United Kingdom Red Snapper Group Full time

RSR is a public safety & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety employers find the right talent.We assist all employers when they want to source public safety and enterprise security skills and experience.

RSR Public Safety are currently recruiting on behalf of our policing client based in Staffordshire for a Senior Purchasing Officer.

This is a full time, fixed term contract for 10 months (maternity cover) and offers a salary of £ 27,690 - £ 33,348 pro rata.

**Main Duties**:

- Maintain an organisational preferred supplier listing and where new suppliers are required there are appropriate vetting arrangements in place to ensure suitability.
- Oversee activity volumes with suppliers and build effective supplier relationships with appropriate suppliers to ensure the client is exposed to relevant prices and quality.
- Ensure there are appropriate terms and conditions in place for all suppliers that meet the needs of the client as appropriate.
- Work with managers across the business to ensure catalogues within the system address business need. To promote the use of catalogues and purchase orders.
- Review all none purchase order activity to identify why a purchase order was not used and work with managers to improve compliance.
- Have oversight of the scheme of delegation (approval hierarchy), ensuring it is maintained and fit for purpose.
- Provide appropriate purchasing management information to managers to support commercial decision making.
- Actively work with Commercial Business Partners and Finance Business Partners providing them with relevant purchasing information to support their roles and drive value for money through the Directorates.
- Coach, support and develop the Purchasing Assistant in role.
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, as required.

**Essential Requirements**:

- A grasp of Force Financial Regulations and Policies and an understanding of wider accounting regulations
- Relevant understanding of supply chain management and a purchase ordering system.
- Demonstrate a track record of providing a high quality, customer focused financial service.
- Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- High level of communication skills.
- Ability to challenge manager and external suppliers.

**Alternatively, if this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them to ourselves. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay up in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already knownto us.**

RSR Public Safety is member of the Red Snapper Group.

The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.


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