Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
Salary range: £46,512 - £49,551 inc. London weighting
36 hours
An excellent opportunity to hone your Procurement skills
Following a restructure, the Procurement team at Brent have some exciting opportunities, one of which is for a Procurement Project Manager. This is an excellent opportunity to hone your Procurement skills developing your strategic and operational experience to support your Procurement journey.
Playing a critical role and crucial to the success in contributing to an effective procurement service for the organisation by managing procurement projects of low to medium value complexity and supporting larger, more complex and / or high value multi-million-pound projects. You will be active in the end to end procurement processes – supporting both Category and Assistant Category Managers as well as being given responsibility to run procurement processes on your own. You will work on a range of projects for the council with a focus on Social Care categories and delivering bespoke pieces of work in support of the Procurement Strategy.
You should have at least 2 years of procurement experience, be a self-starter, proactive with an eagerness to learn . The ideal candidate should have a good knowledge of procurement and public e-tendering processes. An understanding of how a local authority works, be confident with great communication and stakeholder management skills. Alongside this, having the ability and experience to multi-task, managing several procurement projects and various other procurement related activities on the go.
The additional skills you will gain working for us at Brent will be invaluable, just as your contribution to community of Brent through the work you do on our procurements. So, join us and you can expect a range of benefits including pension, flexible working, season ticket loan, childcare vouchers and discounts with local retailers. We’ll also give you every opportunity to build an exciting career with development opportunities.
Growing and developing talent is important to us so if you think after reviewing the detailed job description this matches your career aspirations, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please provide an updated CV with a supporting statement no more than 1 side of A4 that sets out your suitability for the role in line with the job description.
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Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk