Procurement Support Officer

Procurement Support Officer

Salary: £27,803 - £35,745

Hours: 36.25 per week

Job type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid working conditions / Tootal Buildings Manchester City Centre

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Your role: 

We have an exciting opportunity that has opened up in our Procurement & Commercial Services Team for a Procurement Support Officer.

We are looking for a procurement professional to provide a proactive, responsive commercial service to GMCA delivered through a business partnering approach. 

The successful candidate will support the delivery of key, strategic procurement activity across the organisation, ensuring safe, effective and efficient processes are in place and widely used.

About you: 

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual able to manage several projects/tasks at once. They will be an experienced and driven individual that can generate alternative options and develop practical solutions.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must; you will effectively liaise with a range of people and services at all levels.

We are looking for:

• Knowledge and experience of providing administrative support in a Local government environment.
• A record of successful achievements in procurement and contract management.
• Strongly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels and proven ability to inspire confidence at all levels of the organisation,
• Motivated with the ability to prioritise workloads of self and team members to meet strict deadlines
• Experience of analysing and interpreting complex information and communicating it appropriately to a range of stakeholders

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/   

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx

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