Butler Rose are assisting an Exeter based Public Sector organisation who have a current opportunity for a Senior Procurement Officer on a 12 month contract. This is an excellent role in an organisation that Butler Rose has a long track record of supporting.

THE ROLE

My client is seeking a skilled Procurement professional who will demonstrate experience in sustainable procurement, preferably including public sector experience. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and deliver sustainable procurement solutions for a range of categories of spend.

DUTIES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):

• Sourcing solutions minimising the environmental impact whilst realising value for money.
• Support the procurement team to achieve its savings target.
• Sourcing solutions that deliver social value benefits.
• Developing procurement strategies within Procurement Regulations that promote and realise new sustainability ideas and solutions.
• Rolling out sustainability KPIs for procurement that demonstrate added value and promote better sustainable decisions in operational purchasing and practices.
• Collaborative working to develop mechanisms and scorecards to track supplier performance related to sustainability and promote continuous improvement.
• Lead sustainability reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships.
• Support the Category Manager to act as key contact for sustainability initiatives and influence key stakeholders
• Communicate and present to senior stakeholders on procurement strategy, planning and execution of end-to-end procurement projects for relevant spend categories.

TO BE CHOSEN FOR THE ROLE

• You must demonstrate experience of working to public sector procurement regulations
• MCIPS or working toward the qualification (or equivalent)
• Working independently to procure high value goods or services.
• Demonstrable experience in managing competitive procurement.