Procurement & Purchasing Officer

Are you passionate about driving value and efficiency across both procurement and purchasing activities? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your expertise makes a real impact? If so, this is your opportunity to join our client as a Procurement & Purchasing Officer and play a key role in shaping procurement processes within a dynamic and collaborative team.

Role Details

• Contract Type: Temporary
• Hours: Full Time (36.5 hours per week)
• Location: Liverpool, L39
• Salary: 35,000- 44,000 per annum (depending on experience)

What You'll Do

As a Procurement & Purchasing Officer, you will support both strategic procurement activities and day to day purchasing operations. You will help ensure the organisation achieves best value, compliance, and consistent service across all purchasing and procurement functions.

Your responsibilities will include:

Procurement Responsibilities

• Strategic Procurement: Support the Head of Procurement in developing and implementing procurement strategies aligned with organisational goals.
• Supplier Management: Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, ensuring adherence to policies and ethical standards.
• Tender & Contract Oversight: Manage elements of end to end procurement processes, including tenders, contract negotiation, and contract management.
• Value for Money Reporting: Prepare and present reports demonstrating efficiencies, savings, and compliance with procurement regulations.
• Risk & Compliance: Ensure procurement activity aligns with legislation, internal policy, and best practice.

Purchasing Responsibilities

• Purchase Order Management: Oversee and process purchase requisitions and POs, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Sourcing: Identify cost effective suppliers and support quotation
• Spend Monitoring: Track expenditure within categories and identify opportunities for savings and improved value.
• Operational Support: Provide purchasing advice and support to departments across the organisation.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum CIPS Level 3 (or working towards higher levels).
• Experience in procurement and/or purchasing, including contract negotiation and supplier management.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to identify value for money opportunities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with senior leadership teams.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
• A collaborative team player who can also work independently and take initiative.

Adecco aim to respond to all applicant's, however due to the large volume of applications we receive this may not always be possible. Should you not receive a response within five working days please accept this as notification that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

Adecco is an equal opportunities employee.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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