Service Intelligence Officer
Commercial Services
Strategic Sourcing
Ref: G6/OL-28196
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £26,317 to £30,507
Hours: 36.6 hours per week (Full Time)
Based: Civic Centre West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT
Closing Date: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.
Job Description & Person Specification.doc
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Role Overview:
Working within the council’s Strategic Sourcing Service, you will be required to analyse The Councils external supplier expenditure by way of updating and developing a coordinated and integrated approach for research and information, performance management, value for money, customer and performance insight, data quality, and knowledge management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of intelligence relating to sourcing and strategic relationship management activity, leading to effective advice and recommendations regarding policy, practice and contract management interventions.
- To ensure that all analytical output relating to procurement and strategic sourcing activity contains sufficient robustness and draws on the relevant e-procurement and financial management systems to ensure a minimum standard across such.
- Using financial management systems implement approaches to performance analysis and reporting across strategic sourcing and strategic relationship management activity. Management of all aspects of The Proactis E-Procurement System ensuring the Authority keeps up to date with advances in the system and fully utilises the available functionality.
- Understand and be familiar with all aspects of the Council’s Procurement Methodology and Public Contracts Regulations.
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:
- Knowledge and understanding of e-procurement systems with the ability to train new members of the team
- Knowledge of all aspects of the Councils Procurement methodology and Public Contracts Regulations
- Knowledge and understanding of local Government, its functions, structures and governance.
- Knowledge of Freedom of Information and Data Protection obligations and process for response
- Experience of analysing complex information and identifying / interpreting trends based on data from multiple sources
About Us:
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