Buyer

Your new company
This well established public sector organisation is looking to recruit an ambitious Procurement professional for their Norwich-based Head Office. The procurement function is a fundamental part of the organisation and has gone through a small restructure recently. This role has then come with high levels of recognition and investment and will play a key part in continuing to drive the profile of the function.

Your new role
This role will work across a range of internal stakeholders and will support the current Procurement Managers in managing a variety of projects with an opportunity to build upon experience to suit. You will gain responsibility for your own projects and suppliers and work in a supportive and empowering working environment. This role will work across a range of internal stakeholders and will support the current Procurement Managers in managing a variety of projects with an opportunity to build upon experience to suit. You will gain responsibility for your own projects and suppliers and work in a supportive and empowering working environment. With an emphasis on wellbeing, there is flexibility around the role in terms of working hours, and currently there is only a need to be in the office just 2 days per week with no changes planned on a long-term basis.

What you'll need to succeed

In order to succeed in this role, you will need previous experience in a Procurement Officer or Buyer capacity within the public sector and will be looking to develop this experience further in a best-practice procurement organisation. With an established team already in place, there is scope to shape the job profile to suit candidate expertise, exposure to PCR 2015 and the Public Sector Procurement regulations is essential for this role. The role will suit a candidate looking to develop their experience further or, indeed, an up & coming procurement professional with some initial, tangible exposure to procurement who is looking to develop a long-term career path.In order to succeed in this role, you will need previous experience in a Procurement Officer or Buyer capacity within the public sector and will be looking to develop this experience further in a best practice procurement organisation. With an established team already in place, there is scope to shape the job profile to suit candidate expertise, exposure to PCR 2015 and the Public Sector Procurement regulations is essential for this role. The role will suit a candidate looking to develop their experience further or, indeed, an up & coming procurement professional with some initial, tangible exposure to procurement who is looking to develop a long-term career path.What you need to do now
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