Procurement & Contracts Officer
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
19/07/2024
Advert End Date:
02/09/2024 09:00
Salary:
£30,296 - £33,024 per annum (April 2024 pay award pending)
Hours per week:
37 hours per week, full year
Job Category:
Schools - Support
Employment Location:
Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9YH
Further Information
You will be an employee of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust (BBCET).
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
c/o Sacred Heart High School
Fenham Hall Drive
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 9YH
Tel: 0191 2747373
e-mail: recruitment@bbcet.org
website: www.bishopbewickcet.org
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust (BBCET) is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our team based in Fenham, Newcastle as Procurement & Contracts Officer. The successful candidate will join an established team of professional staff who support our 39 schools across Newcastle, North Tyneside & Northumberland.
The BBCET is a group of 34 Primary schools and 5 High schools across three local authorities (Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland). At BBCET, we want to ensure that all the children in our schools experience the best education possible, and so we are committed as a community of schools to come together and harness the very best of ourselves and to support each other so that all schools and employees thrive and learn.
The Procurement & Contracts Officer will be a motivated proactive professional with an aptitude for building strong and effective working relationships with others. We are looking for someone that will be the right fit for our team, keen to deliver the best service to our schools.
As Procurement & Contracts Officer, you will be responsible for procurement and management of contracts. This will include maintaining positive relationships with suppliers and colleagues, the arranging and negotiation of contracts in accordance with relevant procurement legislation and ongoing contract management, including the identification and delivery of cost reductions. You will be reliable and consistent, showing commitment to our policies and procedures, leading by example. You will be able to demonstrate excellent personal planning skills along with the ability to manage multiple work streams, at different stages of development simultaneously.
Previous experience of procurement and contracts management is desirable but not essential, as training (including CIPS apprenticeship pathway) will be tailored to the experience of the successful candidate.
You will be proficient in the use of IT (specifically email, our compliance databases and finance software) and be comfortable engaging with school staff and external service providers.