Procurement Advisor

**Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.**

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- Do you have experience proving operational support to your team and internal stakeholders?_
- Do you have the ability to work accurately with attention to detail?_
- Do you have proven ability to take own initiative to solve problems and improve processes?_

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

**_ The Role:_**:
Oxfam GB is looking for a Procurement Advisor to join the Procurement team. The Procurement Advisor will be the key point of contact for specific areas of spend which may include Events, Market Research, Marketing Materials & Fleet. The role with require the post holder to manage and develop relationships with key business stakeholders, whilst providing strategic procurement advice on supplier contracts, spend and risk.

With the oversight and guidance from senior procurement colleagues, you will manage a range of areas of spend that spread across several markets and business divisions. This will require a high degree of multi-tasking and the ability to quickly develop relationships within all levels of the business.

At times you will also be required to provide additional project support to members of the Procurement team for such areas as market tenders and contract negotiation.

This is an exciting time to join the Procurement team at Oxfam GB. We are a small team that work strategically with colleagues across all areas of Oxfam business and projects within the UK. This role is suitable for individuals who have previous procurement experience, or those with other relevant experience who are eager to start a new career in Procurement.

Specific experience or knowledge of the categories listed is not essential but will be taken into account.

**_ What we are looking for:_**:

- Experience advising stakeholders on best practice and economical use of resources.
- Ability to critically assess and escalate risks when planning procurement activity and resources.
- Demonstrable experience in managing, evaluating and developing supplier performance.
- Demonstrable commercial experience and ability to drive value for money.
- Proven negotiation skills to operate internally and externally.
- Drive to achieve results in the best way given the time and resource available. Enthusiastically tackles demanding goals.
- Critical information gathering: actively assess relevance of information, targets information search and questions to achieve clarity and make decisions.
- Selects the appropriate style of communication and interpersonal skills to influence key decision makers.
- Able to demonstrate initiative, adaptable & flexible.

**_ We offer:_**:
This role will give you the opportunity to act as a key contributor to ensuring the cost-effective use of Oxfam vital funds, to work with and learn from passionate people across all areas of the business that are specialists in their fields, as well as training and development opportunities in procurement and business management. Oxfam GB encourages a variety of different flexible working options and agile working arrangements; we are open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. The role offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

**Our values and commitment to safeguarding**:
**Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our **values** are recruited to work for us.**

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

**We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.**

**How to apply**:
**About us**:
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

**A thriving diverse Oxfam**:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusi