Overview
Procurement Officer
Fixed Term, Full Time
£29,053 to £34,180 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Closing Date: 2nd September 2025
Please note this vacancy is available as a fixed term contract opportunity for up to 24 months
This position has been classed as an anywhere worker role but has an expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office, in Chelmsford at least 1 day per week, with the remaining time for remote working if desired, this will always be subject to organisation’s needs
The Role
The role is in a team sourcing and contract managing climate mitigation, waste, energy, Country parks and customer services
Corporate Services and Transformation
The Opportunity
The Procurement Officer will support the Procurement function in various aspects, supporting market engagement events, providing contract administration, as well as working on lower level sourcing and contract management activities. The Procurement Officer will also support the delivery of research and analysis which informs category plans and potential improvements to the management of suppliers and markets. The individual will seek opportunities to remove waste, implement technologies and automate processes within existing contractual restrictions.
The role requires good analytical skills to explore alternative solutions which meet customer requirements.
Accountabilities
- Co-ordinating the support to market engagement events and providing contract administration.
- Manage contracts to ensure that performance standards are achieved and any contractual, commercial or market risks are identified and appropriate mitigations put in place.
- Lead the delivery of low risk sourcing processes, ensuring compliance with the Authority’s Procurement Policy and Procedures.
- Lead the development, planning and delivery of improvement projects, ensuring effective stakeholder management and compliance with existing contractual requirements.
- Adopt a continuous improvement approach to systems and processes to support the development of best practice for wider department benefit.
- Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
The Experience You Will Bring
- Educated to ‘A’ Level standard and/or qualification by experience of working in a commercial environment.
- Experience of running low level tenders with a working knowledge of public sector procurement law and experience of managing lower level contracts and monitoring and improving performance and mitigating risks
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel. Solid working knowledge of PowerPoint and MS Word.
- Appreciation of working in a political environment and an ability to understand and respond to different perspectives.
- Strong communication; verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Strong customer focus with a drive to provide a valued service.
- A positive attitude: a ‘can do’ approach, good work ethic and willingness to learn
- Interest in pursuing a career in procurement and either studying for or wishing to study for CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply) accreditation.
