Procurement Admin Officer

Service: Procurement & Contract Management Team - Legal & Regulatory Service

Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024

We have an opportunity for an Admin Officer to join the Corporate and Education section of the Procurement Team.

 

The main responsibilities of this role include:

• Supporting procurement officers by providing high quality admin management in relation to contract management activities.
• Meeting support - arranging, minuting & post meeting action coordination.
• Monitoring & actioning shared team mailbox enquiries
• Processing requests, queries, invoices and orders as required

 

Candidates for this role require to have:

• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft 365
• Experience of office administration
• Excellent communication skills. This role will involve working with internal departments & external suppliers.
• Comfortable working under own initiative
• Comfortable managing & prioritising own workload.

 

This is a full time position but we are willing to discuss alternative work patterns for the right candidate. The role can be office, home or hybrid based.

 

Interviews for this post will be held on the 21st or 22nd of November.

 

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

• Emma Graham, Senior Procurement Officer
• Telephone: 01586 555205
• Email: emma.graham@argyll-bute.gov.uk
• Reference: ARB15226/022212

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy.