Procurement Officer

**Trafford Council (STAR Procurement)**

**Trafford Council, Sale Waterside Centre, 1 Waterside, M33 7ZF.**

**Salary - £26,421 - £37,336 per annum**

**Salary Grade - Band 4 - Band 7**

**Job category - **Business & Corporate Services**

**Job Type - **Purchasing, Procurement**

**Working Pattern - **Full Time**

**Working hours - 36.25**

**Contract type - Various Vacancies Fixed Term and **Permanent**

**Closing date - 4**th** March 2024**

**Interview date - W/C 11**th** March 2024**

**Interviews on Microsoft Teams**

Are you passionate about making a difference? About getting the best value, delivering efficiencies and Social Value?

Do you want to work in an exciting, growing environment with other procurement professionals?

STAR Procurement is the award winning shared procurement service for Stockport, Trafford, Tameside and Rochdale Councils. STAR Procurement provides a strategic procurement service, ensuring that its Councils obtain best value when contracting with third party suppliers. We are passionate about using our expertise to improve processes and procedures as well as delivering on savings and compliance through our strategic procurement approach. STAR are a very ambitious organisation and we are continually expanding and so this is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing dynamic team.

The team is employed by Trafford Council. STAR Procurement/Trafford Council recognise the benefits of working from home, however there are also benefits of spending some time alongside colleagues in an office environment and so we offer a ‘Smart Working’ approach which includes Hybrid working. The office is based at Waterside House in Sale.

STAR Procurement have a growth strategy which provides an exciting environment for growth and opportunities for our team, our ‘Grow Your Own’ Policy encourages opportunities within the team and we have had many successful internal promotions.

STAR procurement really is a great place to work with fantastic benefits. We embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at STAR Procurement.

Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mindfulness, mental health first aiders, staff network groups (LGBT+/Carers/BAME/Disability) and health and wellbeing events.

Our great benefits include:

- Smart Working Approach

Flexitime

Local Government Pension Scheme

Home Technology Scheme

Car Lease Scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Simply Healthcare

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