Procurement Assistant
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Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bexley to assist with the appointment of a Procurement Assistant on a 12-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 13.90 - 18.16 per hour
Summary:
The Procurement Assistant role involves processing tender exercises using the Councils electronic tendering system preparing procurement documentation and providing administrative support within a busy and fast-paced local government environment.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Senior Procurement Officer with the progression processing and recording of tenders and quotations
- Support advertising and tendering processes using the Councils electronic tendering facility
- Prepare procurement documentation correspondence and reports
- Maintain and update the Councils in-house tendering system and Approved List of Contractors
- Communicate with suppliers contractors and service providers regarding tender opportunities
- Respond to enquiries from internal clients and external contractors and resolve issues where possible
Qualification:
- Good standard of education
Essentials:
- Proven experience working in an office or administrative environment
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to plan prioritise and manage changing workloads effectively
- Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Key Skills
- Category Management
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Employee Evaluation
- HR Sourcing
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- Supplier Management
- ERP Systems
- JD Edwards
- negotiation
- Contracts
