Commercial Officer

**Salary Range** **£31,134 - £43,128** (Grades 10 to 12 dependent on experience, see person specification for details) **Permanent**:

- The post benefits from_**_ Leicestershire County Council’s Smarter Working Policy and is currently a flexible location (includes home working and some office days)_**

We are looking for two (2) experienced procurement professionals to join our team. The roles will be supporting Place based categories of spend (which includes services such as ICT, Waste, Property Services, Environment & Transport including Highways), predominantly support procurement activity within:

- Buildings and Civils.
- ICT.

Responsibilities include (not exhaustive list, see attached job description for details):

- Support in maintaining Procurement Pipeline for a relevant category area(s);
- Supporting timely delivery of procurement project, including new and one-off requirements, recurring contracts, contract extensions and modifications;
- Liaising with and advising internal stakeholders on appropriate routes to market, supplier engagement, applicable procurement processes and procedures;
- Undertaking the procurement process: running tenders from start to finish, including drafting documentation and relevant adverts/Contract Notices, administration of the process via e-tendering portal, liaison with bidders, support with tender evaluation etc.;
- Adapting the approach in line with the market conditions, industry, contractual requirements, any relevant changes in law.

We'd also expect you to share our commitment to our values - **Positivity**, **Trust and Respect**, **Flexibility** and **Openness and Transparency**.

We offer an excellent benefits package including a generous annual leave allowance, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, support with your ongoing professional development, access to an employee wellbeing service, and an employee discount and benefit scheme. For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following**:Our Employee Benefits**Working for Us**

**ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**: See the Job Description / Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.
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For informal enquires please contact:

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