Senior Procurement Officer

**Responsibilities**:

- Providing advice to clients on strategic procurement issues and contributing the other development of NRWs procurement strategy.
- Analyse a range of complex information to identify cost improvement opportunities within Category spend & Delivery Plans, to include a review of contractual agreements.
- Build and maintain influential and collaborative relationships with internal customers to insure awareness of the opportunities, risks and best practice relevant to procurement, influencing the work of our internal customers to provide positive outcomes.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with the Welsh Government, the National Procurement Service for Wales, Sponsored Bodies, Agencies, service providers and other stakeholders.

**Desirable**:

- The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (Full Membership or working towards).
- Substantial experience in carrying out end to end tendering processes as a Procurement practitioner in the Public Sector.
- Substantial experience of influencing procurement decisions at a project level.
- Experience of undertaking and leading procurement exercises, demonstrating success with their delivery.
- Experience of undertaking high level and complex negotiations with supply partners.
- Transferrable experience of using procurement to deliver business objectives.
- Understanding of procurement concepts, practices, governance & techniques, & maintenance of this through a range of interests & peer group interaction.

**Benefits**:

- Remote & Hybrid working options available.
- Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%.
- 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days.
- Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs.
- Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
- Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose.