Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer
Location: South Downs Centre, Midhurst (blended working)
Closing Date: 27 May 2024
Interview Date: 6 June 2024
Salary: £27,980 to £30,220
Hours: 37 hours per week (job share will be considered)
Type of post: Temporary for 12 months

We are looking for a Procurement Officer to help at a particularly busy time for the procurement team. You will be responsible for day-to-day administration of the procurement process for under PCR 2015 threshold procurements, with use of our e-tendering system.

You will have the ability the administer financial procedures and contracts with excellent attention to detail whilst maintaining confidentiality with sensitive information.

You will have strong communication skills and experience of dealing with suppliers, service providers and staff in a confident manner. You will need good organisation skills to deal with competing priorities in a diverse workload without close supervision.

The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of standard Microsoft applications and demonstrable experience of processing financial transactions such as purchase orders, expenses claims or invoices.

If this is something that really interests you, and you know you can add value to the work of the team and meet the person specification; then please apply.

To apply: Please apply via the button shown to upload your CV and complete our application referring to the person specification.

SDNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants.

In all circumstances the SDNPA appoints on merit based on evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post. Further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion can be found on our website.

SDNPA Enhanced Benefits
- Flexible working
- Local government pension scheme
- Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts
- 27 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays
- Professional development support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car sharing
- Use of pool cars
- Regular staff events / activities, which support the SDNPA’s Purposes and Duty