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An exciting opportunity to join the procurement function of this public services organisation. This role offers hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in the office and is initially available on a 6-month temporary basis with a strong opportunity of becoming permanent. The role profile can be moulded to suit candidate experience with the opportunity to recruit at a junior/procurement support level or at a more specialist/officer level. This new role would suit a Buyer / Procurement Officer or Manager looking to harness their experience or an up-and-coming procurement professional looking to develop their skills further. You will be responsible for ensuring group procurement deals represent best value for the business and have a key role in identifying opportunity for procurement improvements and delivering the benefit. You will help ensure best value is achieved for the business, meet business and departmental targets/cost improvement; track performance of deals and demonstrate best value and review and negotiate supplier agreements. The production of monthly reports to track procurement activities and the benefit achieved is a key part as is the building of effective business relationships with internal stakeholders to coach and advise on procurement matters. The ideal candidate will: be part CIPS qualified, although this is not essential; have proven ability at developing effective working relationships through strong interperson...