Senior Procurement Officer

About us
The Science Museum Group (SMG) is the world's pre-eminent Museum devoted to the history of science, technology, industry and Medicine. With multiple sites to look after, there is always a steady stream of exciting and diverse contracts to procure.

About the role
You will deliver a the full lifecycle of tender exercises, for a wide range of goods, services and works across the full range of the SMG's activities. With this, you will be a key contributor to procurement activity supporting our ICT departments, as well as some Masterplan tenders and general corporate contract activity for our Southern sites.

You will also assist the implementation of the procurement strategy and best practice procurement procedures. Overall, ensuring that value for money is achieved through robust, efficient, and compliant procedures.

This is a 12 month fixed term maternity cover, offering the flexibility to work from home with a hybrid working pattern, based form our Science Museum, London.

Fulltime, 35 hours per week
£34,000 - £36,000 per annum, depending on experience

Download the Vacancy Information Pack file under 'Attachments' on this vacancy listing on the Science Museum Group website for more details about the role and the application process.

About you
With experience of working in accordance with public sector procurement legislation and procedures, you will have the ability to manage multiple procurement activities simultaneously and demonstrate a commitment to sustainable procurement. Diplomatic and pragmatic, you have great skills in collaborating and engaging with a range of stakeholders to build and maintain positive working relationships.

Along with experience of e-tendering, marketplace systems, and consortia frameworks, you have had exposure to Public Contracts Regulations. A CIPS qualification is desirable although not essential for this role.

Don't feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn't match directly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

* Support with personal and professional development
* 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
* Employee assistance programme
* Enhanced contributory pension
* Unmind App and other wellbeing support
* Interest-free loans
* Days Out discounts
* Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

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