Procurement Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join our Finance team, based at our head office in Gosforth, working on a hybrid basis

You will be responsible for supporting the management of procurement activities, including; evaluating suppliers, products, and services, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that approved purchases are cost-efficient and of high quality whilst building a sustainable supply chain.

Duties and responsibilities

• Develop plans for purchasing equipment, services, and supplies
• Following and enforcing the company's procurement policies and procedures
• Maintaining good working relationships with all relevant budget holders
• Preparing reports on purchases, including cost analysis reports
• Reviewing, comparing, and analysing products and services to be purchased to present to the relevant budget holders
• Maintaining records of purchases, pricing, and other supplier contracts
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Creating and maintaining good relationships with vendors/suppliers
• Negotiating the best deal for pricing and supply contracts
• Ensuring that the products and supplies are of high quality
• Sustainable supply chain management
• Maintaining and updating a list of suppliers and their qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development
• Ensuring due diligence is carried for all new suppliers
• Supporting and maintaining a purchase order system across the organisation

About you

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or currently in the process achieving full membership or willingness to complete and work towards MCIPS.
• General standard of education GCSE or equivalent - Including Mathematics and English.
• Evidence of continuous personal development (PDP).
• Experience in a Procurement and Supply Environment.
• Basic knowledge of procurement principles, sourcing, stock management, negotiating, EU Legislation and Procurement Rules and Systems.
• Knowledge of e-procurement systems and/or experience of both manual and automated stock control systems
• Good communication and presentation skills appropriate for a wide range of audiences and interests - good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to function both as a team player and self-motivator.
• Ability to manage, organise and prioritise own workload and that of others, with the ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to think clearly and remain calm under pressure.
• Good IT skills

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary

Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or currently in the process achieving full membership or willingness to complete and work towards MCIPS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

2 Esh Plaza

Sir Bobby Robson Way

Gosforth

NE13 9BA

Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)