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Tempting Recruitment are working on behalf of our client, a local authority in the Surrey region, to recruit an experienced Commissioning & Procurement Officer If you are looking to increase your earnings for the year, apply now!  

Contract: Permanent
Salary: £31,112 - £39,564 per annum
Start Date: ASAP
Shift Pattern: 36 hours / Full-time  

DUTIES   

• Provide professional support to the Commissioning/Procurement team.
• Develop excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes.
• Maintaining the organisation’s commissioning and procurement guidance materials and templates.
• Deliver low value request for quotations.
• Provide procurement advice and signposting to further support.
• Manage the commissioning mailbox, ensuring stakeholder queries are responded to in a timely manner.
• Continuously look at how the Commissioning and procurement function can be improved, including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback.

• Previous experience of working within a local authority environment or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience within a Commissioning & Procurement Officer role or equivalent.
• Experience of using the e-tender portal.
• Demonstrable experience in an analytical buying or supply chain role within preferably the property and/or construction sector.
• Experience of data management and/or maintenance.