Principal Procurement Officer

1 month ago


Port Talbot, United Kingdom Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Full time

**Job details**:
Job reference
- REQ01446

Date posted
- 21/02/2023

Application closing date
- 24/03/2023

Location
- Port Talbot Civic Centre

Salary
- £36,298 - £40,478 per annum.

Package
- Hybrid Working Arrangements (with the option to work remotely) together with a generous holiday entitlement and other flexible working options available.

Contractual hours
- 37

Basis
- Full time

Job category/type
- Administration and Business Support

**Principal Procurement Officer (Policy & Strategy)**:
Job description

Permanent / 37hrs per week.

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is proactively planning its future workforce, particularly with a view to supporting the Council’s commercial activities.

As part of this process, we are looking to develop a more strategic approach to procurement; in order to achieve this, an opportunity has arisen to join Team NPT.

We are currently looking for a Principal Procurement Officer (Policy & Strategy) to join our team.

The job entails aiding in the management, planning and delivery of a cost effective corporate procurement function, through the coordination and management of a wide and varied supply base, and to lead in the modernisation of procurement across the Council, linking procurement arrangements to the Council’s Corporate Plan.

The work will involve developing the necessary in-house skills, and to implement legislative and procurement reform, by leading on strategic procurement across all areas of the Council, ensuring that all procurement activities operate within the context of value for money, efficiency and continuous improvement and to ensure compliance with legal obligations.

Ideally you will have an MCIPS qualification, or equivalent Business or Management related Qualification (pending qualification in the next 12 months will be accepted).

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion, please contact;

Joanna Stevens, Principal Solicitor Commercial and Governance at

Welsh language skills are not required

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.


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