
Procurement Officer – Daresbury Laboratory
Permanent British Heroes posted 1 year ago in Business/ Management Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Proposed Salary £31,931
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Career Level Managerial
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Experience 2 Years
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Gender Any
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Industry Business/ Management
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Qualifications Associate Degree
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Job Description
Purpose of the role
- To provide local expertise and support to end-users to undertake a range of under-OJEU value complex procurement tasks including sourcing and contracting
- Provision of expert advice on all aspects of regulations and controls and representing UKRI’s risk appetite in procurement decisions
- To keep local end users up-to-date with best practice in public procurement
- Act as initial contact and escalation route to the local Commercial Business Partner and
- Support the development of local procurement and contract management skill.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Undertake multiple procurement sourcing/contracting actions as required using the most appropriate route to market to deliver best value and compliance
- Provide expert procurement advice to local stakeholders including when procurement should be directed to the shared service centre
- Provide direction on local procurement issues as they arise, making decisions that will lead to added value for UKRI
- Involvement in local commercial assurance, planning and in-house Contract Management
- Maintaining good relationships with local stakeholders, acting as initial escalation point for key decision making and lower value contract sign-off
- Involvement in analysis of supply markets, risks, level of competition, trends and new opportunities to inform market understanding
- Use MI and datasets to facilitate local commercial decision making and planning
- Maintain up to date project case folders for performance management and audit purposes
- Demonstrate commercial professionalism within area of responsibility and
- Other duties as agreed from time-to-time with line manager.
Key Areas of Accountability
- Accountable for own procurement portfolio
- Commercial risk management
- Procurement benefit realisation
- General support for local Contract Management
- Relationships with key commercial stakeholders.