Procurement Specialist

Posted on 19 March 2020
  • Directorate BHCC: Finance & Resources
  • Salary £26,999 - £31,371
  • Contract Fixed Term
  • Closing Date This vacancy has closed

Location

Hove Town Hall

Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/521/7963
  • Positions available
    1
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date

    This vacancy has closed

  • Job category
    Procurement
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

This is a Brighton and Hove sovereign role and is on a fixed term of 24 months.

Interviews will be conducted on the 8th and 10th of September 2020.

Given the current Covid-19 Pandemic special arrangements will be made with respect to Interviews ensuring a safe interview process and equality of access for all participants.

Brighton and Hove City Council is seeking a Procurement Specialist to support the Health and Social Care Category of the Corporate Procurement Team. The position is an entry level role into a Career in Procurement. Whilst experience in Procurement and or Health & Social Care Purchasing would be advantageous, specific experience is not essential. Fundamentally, we are seeking a self-motivated, reliable and hardworking individual who is passionate about making a positive difference in the public service.

The successful candidate will be organised, have excellent communication and persuasion skills, be a good problem-solver and will focus on delivery. It is also expected that the successful applicant will have an understanding of financial information and budgeting.

In this role you will be primarily supporting the Social Care directorates at Brighton and Hove City Council, including; Adult Social Care, Public Health, Families, Children and Learning, and Communities. It is also an expectation of the role that you may be asked to support the other Council directorates depending on demand. 

Working in the Procurement at Brighton brings with it a range of benefits that people in our small team enjoy, including working with;

  • a diverse, gender-balanced and truly international group. Our staff come from all over the world, including the UK, South Africa, Australia, Italy and Ireland.
  • a friendly group of colleagues who encourage a flexible workplace and maintaining a work life balance. Our staff work full time, work part time, have kids and don’t have kids. We have passionate gardeners, readers, cyclists and musicians!
  • a team that develops its staff. 4 out of our 5 current managers were once recruited into this entry level position. Through the support of the team each has progressed into more senior roles in the Council.

 

About the role

Are you looking for an opportunity to build a career in Procurement?

Orbis is a shared services partnership between East Sussex County Council, Surrey County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council. Overall, the councils spend around £1.5bn with external suppliers for everything from software to social care services and from cleaning products to sports equipment.

Procurement is the process of buying those goods and services that enable the organisations to operate. As a Specialist for Health and Social Care you will be doing exactly that. The job will involve:

  • Leading on procurement projects, for example; setting up systems for purchasing Care Home Beds for Older People, or Community Support for people with Learning Disabilities.
  • Running the end to end processes of a procurement project, including;
    • Preparation of tender documents,
    • Developing specifications with clients,
    • Use of electronic systems and databases,
    • Running market engagement days, and
    • Evaluating and moderating bids.
  • Supporting staff in the Health and Social Care directorates in developing their understanding of Procurement Rules and ways of engaging with the market.
  • Working and collaborating with Partner authorities, including the NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, East Sussex County Council, Surrey County Council and West Sussex County Council.

You will be responsible for driving greater value for money from more effective and innovative procurement delivering a visible impact on the lives of the people of Brighton and Hove.

COVID-19 update: The role is traditionally based at Hove Town Hall or Bartholomew’s House in Brighton. Please note that Brighton and Hove Council is currently following the Government’s advice on enabling staff to work from home if it is safe and practical to do so. Therefore, this role will be delivered remotely to begin with, until the Council makes any changes to these working arrangements.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please email William.McConchie@brighton-hove.gov.uk

***Important Information***
As part of the application process we require you to answer some additional questions to support your application called 'Branching Questions'. These questions form part of the online application process, accessed via the 'Apply' button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Company information

Please see the Orbis Partnership webpage for further details on Orbis.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as, LGB, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.

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