Job Description

Procurement Assistant Hybrid/Surrey

You will be assisting with procurement of goods, works and services, helping to achieve best value and enabling our client to deliver services to residents.

The main purpose of the role:

As Procurement Assistant you will support the Procurement Business Partner in delivering value for money through efficient and effective procurement services, while ensuring regulatory compliance. This will involve working on procurement projects for goods, works or services for the council and assisting with general administrative duties.

Specific duties and responsibilities

• Provide effective procurement support across multiple service areas and assist with procurement exercises for commonly bought goods and services.

• Provide support to ensure procurement exercises comply with the Procurement Act 2023.
• Work with the electronic tendering portal and contract management system.
• Assist in transparency obligations including maintaining the Contracts Register.
• Ensure appropriate outcome letters are drafted, legally compliant and sent in a timely manner.
• Assist with the development of procurement procedures, processes, manuals and guidance notes which support procurement compliance and capability and reflect best practice.
• Keep up to date with legislative, regulatory and technology changes as they relate to the responsibilities of the post.
• Any other duties required by the Procurement Business Partner.
• To promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, and working to create and maintain a safe, supportive and welcoming environment where all people are treated with dignity and their identity and culture are valued and respected.