Po Supplier Officer

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

- 298881**Salary**:

- £26,780**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DVSA - Strategy, Policy, Digital and Technology**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Finance**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- For this role you will be attached to one of our core locations in Swansea, Nottingham, Bristol, or Newcastle, where presence at one of these sites will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and office locations, giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.About the job

**Job summary**:
**_To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work _**_visit our Careers website_**_._**

Do you thrive in an environment where you can work methodically?

Are you someone who is happy to communicate at all levels?

If so, this is an exciting and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to learn, and we'd love to hear from you

**Job description**:
The role holder will support Service Management, by creating purchase orders aligned to contractual and financial management requirements. Responsible for Invoice processing, assisting with the procurement of new services, and reporting and communicating with the business.
- Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;_
- Maintain a system for recording all purchase orders and invoices received, provide reports on change control status as requested.
- Ensure all IT supplier invoices are valid, reconcile with actual work delivered, query anomalies, seek explanation for discrepancies and direct invoices to business owners for payment authorisation.
- Analyse, interpret and manage financial spend from the variety of suppliers, to produce up to date spending patterns and forecasts for a variety of stakeholders.
- Undertake analysis to identify when supplier needs are not being considered nor being met; provide structured evidence of these problems to relevant stakeholders and using own specialist knowledge and judgement, present recommendations on how these issues can be rectified.
- Act as the point of contact with commercial, Finance and stakeholders to drive forward the provision of purchase orders and payment of invoices.

**Person specification**:
To succeed in this role, you have an understanding of commercial and procurement best practice and of how this can support and enhance the functions of the business.

You have experience in the use of a financial system, for example SAP and can create and understand formulas in Excel. You are experienced in analysing complex data sets and financial spend.

You have the ability to manage and filter workflow, organising your time effectively, as well as being able to prioritise workload to maximise productivity.

Excellent communication skills are pivotal to this role and having the ability to provide guidance to others is essential. Your excellent interpersonal and influencing skills will enable you to influence and challenge at all levels.

There will be development opportunities for you to enhance your skills within this role through training.

**Additional Information**

There will be an opportunity for occasional travel with this role, including overnight stays.

**About Us**

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

- Make roads safer
- Improve services for our customers
- Make road transport greener and healthier
- Harness the potential of technology and data
- Grow and level up the economy

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.

Visit the Department for Transport careers website to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website.

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