Procurement Officer

The Finance team covers finance, procurement, business planning, business management, internal audit and financial governance.

 

The individual will support the Procurement Manager in delivering organisational benefit in the procurement field and actively participate in positioning Procurement as a valued strategic enabler within RE. This includes providing procurement advice to internal stakeholders, supporting the development of market-attractive requirements, and advising on appropriate routes to market, risk mitigation, and social value integration in line with RE’s Procurement Strategy and the Procurement Act 2023. The role has a high profile within the Department and the post holder will represent procurement and provide expert advice to all levels within the Department.

 

Person specification:
For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

 

Behaviours:

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process;

Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing.

 

Technical skills:

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

CIPS Level 4 or willing to study to achieve this level.
Knowledge of public sector procurement
Commercial/procurement acumen gained in a commercial environment.

 

Benefits:

Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.

 

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

 

Selection process details;

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

 

 

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups;

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.