Purchasing Supervisor

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 250217**Salary**:

- £26,217**Job grade**:

- Other- CGD1**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- In House Services and Estates**Type of role**:

- Estates
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- WestminsterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Supervisor to be a key part of our professional team in the Catering Services of the House of Commons.

The Purchasing and Stores team oversee all food safety and legal due diligence processes for food coming into the Estate and supports the wider catering department through the management of the supply chain, on-site catering logistics, order and invoice administration, system administration, goods receiving and handling, along with transportation and storage of catering supplies throughout the parliamentary estate.

**Job description**:
The role provides support to all Catering Purchasing and Stores functions throughout the Parliamentary Estate. Primary responsibilities are likely to be, but not limited to, the day-to-day ordering, receiving, stock management, and issue of goods in line with departmental processes and legal due diligence. The role will also likely include supervision, mentoring, and coordination of a porter(s) within the team to ensure that products are correctly receipted, stored and issued.

Along with the physical management of stock, the post holder will also be responsible for a range of respective administrative duties, such as invoice and stock transfer processing, upkeep of supplier performance logs, investigation and rectification of stock variances, allergen database checks, and other administrative duties as required.

**Person specification**:

- Good knowledge of a wide range of food and beverage products including a good understanding of acceptable quality standards and an awareness of specifications.
- Knowledge of allergen and cross-contamination risks, temperature control and an understanding of safe and hygienic practices for the receipt, handling and storage of all goods to ensure that products are managed in a safe way.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of people both internally and externally.
- Good computer skills including experience of stock control systems and data entry, Microsoft Office including the ability to produce and enter data into spreadsheets.
- Ability to lead, manage and motivate staff. Able to offer on-job training and to support the team while taking responsibility for managing performance, attendance, and conduct.
- Ability to carry out manual handling tasks on a regular and daily basis.

**Benefits**:
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

- 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
- Civil Service Pension scheme.
- Access to training and development.
- Flexible working.
- Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

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**Selection process details**:
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the Job Description.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- See our vetting charter.- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
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