Total 125 purchasing procurement inventory job vacancies in london se1 7eh

● Leads on market engagement, analysis and management of a portfolio of contracts
● Uses a combination of subject matter expertise and technical procurement/management skills to ensure best value for money and delivery of outcomes.
● Ensures robust evidence and market sourcing strategies inform decision making and provide good value for money.
● Develops and delivers specific procurement programmes
● Assesses highly complex and sensitive information and presents to a wide range of stakeholders.
● Deputises for Commissioning Manager as required
● Leads on the development of all relevant tendering documentation and support drafting of the appropriate form of contract.
● Manages and develop relationships with clients, internal stakeholders, consultants, and other partners
● Contributes to the Commissioning Governance review process and all other matters relating to the commissioning and procurement strategy
● Provides technical advice on matters relating to commissioning, procurement and contract management
● Supports other areas of the Commissioning and Procurement Team as required

Key activities

Performance
● Works with manager and colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Supports operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact
● Manages the performance of the officers, working with colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Develops operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact
● Ensures that the best use is made of financial resources and achieves best value in procurement

Customers and Partners
● Builds strong internal and external working partnerships to enable the service to be delivered in an outcome-focused and efficient way
● Supports Kingston’s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and social inclusion

Digital/New Ways of Working
● Uses new technologies, particularly Google, to adopt modern, agile working practices, improve customer service and eliminating paper-based processes wherever possible.

Delivery

● To work within the procurement legislation to ensure compliance of contracts decisions in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the council’s contract regulation
● Providing professional commissioning and procurement project support to commissioning leads across the Council
● Manages, develops and maintains productive and collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise the understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes
● Managing projects on the e-tendering portal and preparing tender documentation
● Carrying out research, benchmarking and market analysis to drive a focus on the most efficient and effective use of resources to inform commissioning plans
● Maintaining the Council’s commissioning and procurement guidance materials and templates
● Managing the procurement governance/gateway process to ensure timely and informed commercial decisions
● Contribute to/lead development of strategic gateway reports and briefings for Senior Managers and the Commissioning Governance Board
● Delivering high value and low value and routine procurement projects
● Providing introductory training and support for the e-tendering system
● Continuously look at how the Commissioning function can be improved including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback
● Operates in a highly political and sensitive environment and contributes to briefing notes for the Elected Members on areas relating to procurement as required

Key activities

Delivery
● Providing professional commissioning and procurement project support to commissioning leads across the Council
● Carrying out tenders and requests for quotations to achieve Best Value and contribute to cost savings including:
- Establishing project teams when appropriate for the purpose.
- Influencing preparation of specifications.
- Undertaking and co-ordinating evaluation of submissions.
- Carry out financial checks and investigate references for potential suppliers.
- Communicating with potential suppliers regarding clarifications and results.
- Maintaining procurement issue and risks logs and any other documentation required in the delivery of the procurement activities
● Managing projects on the e-tendering portal and preparing tender documentation
● Understanding market research for potential requirements analysing data and producing summaries to drive a focus on the most efficient and effective use of resources to inform commissioning plans.
● Supporting the procurement governance/gateway process to ensure timely and informed commercial decisions
● Maintaining the Council’s commercial pipeline focusing on establishing proactive stakeholder involvement and timely discussions regarding possible renewal requirement.
● Ensuring all relevant steps in the council’s e-tendering portal are complete, and the relevant contract award notices are published within the specified timelines. All contracts are then uploaded to the contract register.
● Supporting the development of procurement guidance materials and templates
● Providing introductory training and support for the e-tendering system
● Providing procurement advice and signposting to further support
● Manage the Commissioning mailbox, ensuring stakeholder queries are responded to in a timely manner

Customers and Partners
● Developing excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise the understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes
● Liaise with key stakeholders:
- Regarding procurement opportunities and compliance issues
- Providing professional advice relating to PCR and the Council’s contract regulations, or other related government policies and requirements
● Continuously look at how the Commissioning function can be improved including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback
● Supports Kingston’s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and social inclusion

Digital/New Ways of Working
● Uses new technologies, particularly Google, to adopt modern, agile working practices, improve customer service and eliminating paper-based processes wherever possible.

General
● Work in conjunction with the Procurement Manager to establish standards of good practice with related guidance materials and performance measures with related monitoring activities.
● Work with manager and colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Represent the Council in meetings, provide, present and report information to operational working groups, Commissioning Governance Boards, Market engagement or Meet the Buyer events.


Description of grade

Appointment/progression to the higher grade will recognise that a high degree of professional knowledge and expertise in commissioning and procurement is required for the role. Post holders must demonstrate significant relevant experience, and be committed to sharing their knowledge, developing others, and managing others as part of matrix teams where appropriate.

Progression from G to H

● Ability to work independently and manage more complex commissioning projects
● Uses data and trend analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction across various spend categories
● Takes a lead role in the development of a Commissioning community across the Council
● Leads on defined programmes or projects on behalf of Contracts and Commercial
● Significantly contributes to planning and improvements of the commissioning function


Equality and Diversity
● Embeds equity, equality, fairness and diversity into all aspects of team working and service delivery

The person

In order to successfully deliver the responsibilities of the role, you will need to:
● Question and challenge ways of working, with an understanding of the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment
● Demonstrate agility and adaptability in mindset and ways of working
● Work successfully with key stakeholders within and outside of the Council
● Demonstrate commitment to own personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the role
● Demonstrate innovation and creativity
● Actively engage in positive cross organisational communications and team working
● Communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately with colleagues using the best methods of communication for the task.

Role specific skills:
● Good knowledge of commissioning and procurement best practice
● Appropriate procurement experience in a public sector environment
● Excellent knowledge of Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015)
● Experience of e-tendering portals
● Excellent communications and influencing skills
● Experience of formal report writing and excellent writing skills
● Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workload
● Professional qualification (or willing to work towards one)
● Ability to manage multiple projects and effectively manage own workload

At Grade H post holders must hold a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIPS) or equivalent experience in a relevant field, and have a demonstrated ability to build relationships across the council

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

● To organise and deliver all work on time and to agreed quality standards.
● To ensure all work undertaken is compliant with Council policies and practice, and statutory requirements.
● To consistently apply the Council’s Human Resource Standards and Equality Standards. To promote equality of opportunity and collaborative working as appropriate across the Council.
● To have an awareness of the role of procurement within the Council’s organisational context, and a commitment to the Council’s organisational values and beliefs.
● To communicate in a clear, confident and authoritative manner...
● To assess own priorities on a day-to-day basis and set objectives and deadlines to meet those priorities.

SPECIFIC SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITIES

● To ensure the procurements they are responsible for are undertaken in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders, the Procurement Manual, relevant legislative requirements and the Council’s service priorities.
● To draft a project plan for each contract, having regard to the needs of the service (and in particular expiry dates of existing contracts and critical start dates for new contracts), the requirements of the procurement process with regard to Standing Orders and Public Procurement Legislation, and workload.
● To ensure that the procurement is included within the Procurement Plan and where necessary the Cabinet Forward Plan.
● To carry out placement of contract notices in the press and the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) as required.
● To produce all documents necessary for the tender process, including the terms and conditions of contract, service specifications and performance standards, and to liaise with members of the Project Team to ensure that service requirements promote Best Value.
● To co-ordinate the evaluation of pre-qualification questionnaires and tenders.
● Act as procurement lead and work with the Project Sponsor, the Council’s operational managers and external and internal providers to draw up agreements for services using appropriate standard forms of contract where appropriate adapted to meet the specific requirements of each service and that will ensure the provision of monitoring and performance information to allow the effective management of the contract by the client.
● To keep a complete and accurate record of each procurement process through from inception to award of contract for audit purposes, and ensure approval is gained to award the contract through the appropriate approvals process in accordance with Contract Standing Orders
● To ensure that information concerning each contract let is entered into the Contracts Register and the supplier set up on the Cedar System.
● To undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of the post as may be reasonably required by the Directorate Procurement Manager.

GIS Consultant (ESRI, Procurement, Strategy, COBie)
£ Market Rate (Inside IR35 - Umbrella)
London / Hybrid
12 Months

My client is an internationally renowned consultancy firm, who are delivering a critical programme of work for a client in the Nuclear domain, requiring BPSS clearance. You will need to have industry experience and vast expertise within GIS strategy and procurement to be considered for this role.

Key requirements:

• Demonstrable experience working as a GIS Consultant for large-scale public sector clients
• Technical Proficiency: Experience of implementing GIS Solutions, Mastery of ESRI software platforms, programming skills in languages like Python or SQL, experience with related spatial analysis tools, familiarity with COBie (Construction Operations Building Information Exchange) standards and understanding of integration with Siemens Teamcenter.
• Practical Experience: Involvement in GIS projects within nuclear construction or similar regulated environments, including internships and work placements.
• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Awareness: Knowledge and experience in adhering to nuclear safety standards and environmental regulations.
• Communication, Teamwork, and Industry Networking: Effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, a collaborative work ethic, a strong professional network within the GIS and nuclear construction sectors, with proficiency in Italian and/or French being desirable but not essential.
• Strong knowledge of various data formats, such as documents, requirements, multiple CAD formats, and contracts, and their configuration control within the context of a new build project.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive process improvements.
• BPSS eligible, or ideally SC cleared.

Nice to have:

• Experience of Nuclear, Manufacturing or Construction Industries.
• Familiarity with relevant Nuclear industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Degree in GIS, Geomatics or related fields, coupled with ESRI and industry-specific certifications in nuclear safety and regulations.
• Proficiency in Italian and/or French.
• Experience of Agile Delivery.

If interested, with the relevant experience, please apply ASAP with your latest CV for a discussion.

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Procurement Business Partner needed with the London Borough of Barnet

Start Date- ASAP

Location - Colindale

Duration - Initially 3 months

Hours per week - 36 hours per week

Salary - £274.72ltd per day

Barnet Council are looking for a Procurement Specialist with Adult Social Care background to work as part of a dynamic specialist Procurement team to deliver strategic Procurement in line with best practice guidance to deliver high value, improved and cost efficiency savings across the council.

Description:

• As a procurement business partner your primary role to support budget holders throughout the organisation with procurement and commercial advice and approach to ensure the successful delivery of strategic and programme driven activities
• Procurement business partners must promote and develop where appropriate, opportunities to drive savings opportunities, promote value for money and the most cost effective and sustainable solutions to stakeholders.
• Business partners within the procurement team must have management of the end-to-end procurement process within the team to ensure a seamless transition of projects, ensuring the budget holder has full visibility of process, timelines and accountable individuals, including clear roles and responsibilities set out and agreed.
• To develop effective relationships across the Council for a defined area to ensure early involvement in any external third party spend at a senior level, identifying any training needs in the business.

What is required?

• Educated to degree level in relevant academic subject with significant technical knowledge or have the relevant practical experience to demonstrate a commensurate level of technical knowledge.
• Professional membership of MCIPS or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.

If you are interested please call Erin Webbe on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - erin.webbe@servicecare.org.uk

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