Service Care Solutions are working alongside a local authority in Stoke for an E-Procurement Officer to join the team on a temporary contract. Please find a description of the role below.
Location: Stoke
Rate: £250-£350 per day
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: 3 months on going
To support Procurement Operations and Payments activity from source to payment that underpins the Council’s objectives to transform Procurement & Commercial Services into a leading edge and professional organisation through becoming more
focused, more integrated, more disciplined.
Role Overview:
- Assisting the embedding of an effective Central Purchase Ordering and Central Buying Team
- Working with services to add value to the sourcing and purchase ordering process
- Ensuring value for money through delivery of savings against contracts
- Creating an expert function that ensures that the process for ordering supplies and services is streamlined, automated and as efficient as possible
Key Duties / Responsibilities
- To support the development of the Central Buying functions.
- To engage and work closely with the Category Management team to align purchasing activity and maximise opportunities to deliver value for money within the buying process.
- To gain an understanding of the Category both internally and externally.
