Procurement Officer

Career progression on offer
- Supportive and collaborative team
- Flexible working arrangements offered - up to 2 days WFH

**About the Client**:
Our client is a market leader and best in class education provider operating on a state wide level. They provide a bespoke service to all students, teachers families and alumni of the school, all the while adhering to their values and morals since inception.

**About the Role**:
This role is responsible for documenting and embedding the Procurement Framework across the business, which has value for money at its core. This position will oversee all procurement and supply chain activities, ensuring that it is in line with policies and procedures, while finding and evaluating suppliers, products and services, negotiating contracts and acquiring the most cost-efficient procurement methods without compromising on quality.

**Key Responsibilities and Duties**:
Reporting directly into the Finance Manager, the Procurement manager will be in charge of running the entire supply chain and procurement activities for the school all the while the following responsibilities:

- Maintain register of approved suppliers, ensuring new suppliers are appropriately vetted and rated
- Manage suppliers, contractors, and consultants to ensure that goods, services, and projects are delivered in line with the agreed terms and conditions
- Centralise and streamline purchasing, to ensure efficiencies and value for money in the School’s procurement
- Implement effective governance arrangements, allowing contracted deliverables and outcomes to be monitored
- Assist in obtaining quotes and raising purchase orders for approved departments
- Ensure Purchase Orders are raised in line with the Procurement Framework
- Coordinate procurement throughout the school by ensuring compliance with the Procurement Framework and Modern Slavery Statement
- Provide support and training to internal stakeholders for the tendering, negotiation and execution of new contracts, renewals, and amendments to existing contracts
- Assist with the management of information and documents resulting from procurements
- Ensure contracts are maintained centrally and compliance requirements by contractors and suppliers are met
- Other duties as requested by the Finance Manager

**About You**:

- High level of initiative, strategic thinking, interpersonal and negotiation skills to influence and achieve quality procurement outcomes
- Excellent written communication skills to inform stakeholders and prepare procurement documents
- Demonstrated self-awareness with a values-based, customer-centric and outcomes focused approach
- Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children
- Procurement experience (4+ years)
- Intermediate/advanced skills in Microsoft Office Excel
- Proficiency in data entry skills.

**How to apply