Job Information
Contract Type: Full Time (37 hours per week), Fixed Term until December 2025
Salary: (Band 4)
Applications are invited for the position of Trainee Procurement Officer in the Corporate Commissioning and Procurement Service.
The Service:
Providing strategic procurement for Northumberland County Council, the Corporate Commissioning and Procurement Service aims to provide a sustainable and cost-effective procurement service which helps drive economic benefits and service quality for all stakeholders.
The Role:
The role sits within a Contracting Team which is well-established and has positive relationships across the Council. We operate in an agile environment meaning that the successful applicants can be flexible in their work location.
The central procurement office sits in County Hall, Morpeth but there are a range of other working sites available across Northumberland and a mix of office and homeworking is also offered. The team has a commitment to work-life balance and Senior Managers who understand the importance of flexibility.
About the Role:
Reporting into the Strategic Category Manager, the Trainee Procurement Officer will be responsible for the delivery of and supporting a defined number of low value/low risk procurement projects.
This is a developmental role designed for an individual who wants to follow a development pathway from low value, low risk procurement tasks through to a procurement officer role which will provide sustainable development of procurement expertise and procurement activity on behalf of the organisation. The successful applicant will demonstrate a knowledge of public sector procurement and commercial business acumen, ideally developed from previous experience working in the in the public sector.
Those joining the Procurement Service will have a unique opportunity to make a real contribution in supporting the ongoing development of this successful service. Successful applicants will be proactive and have a desire to learn new skills; they will also possess good communication and team working skills.
Further information can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Chris Baty, Procurement Business Partner on 07825 088 944 or Deborah Beckwith, Procurement Business Partner on 07920 240 571.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
