Procurement Information Coordinator | Preston | Full Time

Salary 40777 - 46142 per annum Permanent Full time 37 hours per week Preston

Procurement Information Coordinator Full Time Preston

Preston Lancashire United Kingdom

Are you an experienced leader looking to join Lancashire County Council and play a pivotal role within the Lancashire Procurement Service focusing on the effective management analysis and reporting of procurement-related data.

As a Procurement Information Coordinator you will:

Deal with complex issues that need a degree of diagnosis and analysis in order to recommend the best course of action.

Identify develop and manage the reporting requirements from all relevant datasets for the Lancashire Procurement Service to ensure senior management within the County Council are made aware of challenges and have access to information that drives effective decision making.

Support continuous improvement predominately where further automation can lead to further source to pay efficiencies driving ICT change through to business as usual.

Manage members of the Procurement Information Management Team ensuring training and development needs of staff are met to ensure the workforce is capable of carrying out their duties to a high standard of service delivery to meet the changing needs of the County Council.

Utilise best practice techniques to ensure procurement master data required within the Lancashire Procurement Service is available approved to the highest quality as required.

What were looking for:

Proven experience of managing data in addition to manging and leading a team.

Excellent knowledge of IT systems and the ability to be able to quickly adapt to new unfamiliar systems.

Ability to think creatively solve complex problems make decisions and workindependently.

Why join us

By joining Lancashire County Council you can shape the career path that is right for you with the opportunity to gain personal and professional qualifications coaching and mentoring Lancashire County Council really is the place where you can have the career youve always wanted.

In return for your passion and expertise we also offer a generous benefits package which includes:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and optional Additional Voluntary Contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave which rises with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

Lancashire Procurement Service in achieving strategic and operational objectives while upholding the values and standards of Lancashire County Council.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

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