Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer – Basics

• Day Rate: £400 per day
• Location: Essex
• Contract Length: 12 Month Interim Contract (likely extension beyond this)
• Working arrangements: 2 days on-site
• Start Date: As soon as possible
• IR35: Inside

Procurement Officer – Key Responsibilities

• Support compliant procurement activities across a range of categories, ensuring best value and adherence to regulations.
• Support major strategic projects, providing commercial insight and procurement guidance from concept to delivery.
• Support the Development of tender documentation, evaluate submissions, and contribute to award recommendations.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand needs and enable effective sourcing.
• Support the management of contracts proactively, monitoring performance, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to procurement transformation, helping modernise processes, templates, and ways of working.

Procurement Officer – Applicant Essentials

• To be successful in this role you must be an experienced and qualified procurement professional who has CIPS and TPP qualifications.
• Previous experience of working within the public sector, ideally in local government.
• A knowledge of the construction industry would be highly advantageous.
• This role requires a ‘hands on’ operational approach to the role rather than a strategic lead.
• Candidates must be able to travel to the site on a regular basis and be available to start on short notice.

How do I apply for this Procurement Officer position?

If this is of interest to you, or you know someone who might be a good fit for this Procurement Officer position - click apply and enter your details with your updated CV.

Alternatively, you can directly email Sam.Taylor@oysterpartnership.com

We would like to attract talent from all corners of the Property world for this role. Our commitment is to an equitable recruitment process so feel free to apply in any way that suits you, via WhatsApp, video message, CV, the more creative the better.