London (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
£35,000 - £39,999
FULLTIME
Salary: £37,716
Job Level: Level 3, Zone 1
Location: Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, London
Type of role: Fixed Term/ Secondment for 12 months
Closing Date: Sunday 25th May 2025; 23:55
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
The IT Business Management Team within our Digital and Data Services (DDS) procure IT goods and services for the Council to ensure our staff have adequate access to system and equipment required to carry out their duties and provide a good service to our residents, focusing on quality and cost savings.
The role
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, the Purchasing Officer will oversee the purchasing function. Your work will help the Council save money, minimise waste and increase efficiencies.
In this role you will take responsibility of the end-to-end IT procurement activities. Ensuring quality and best value is achieved from all procurement.
You will develop and maintain good supplier relationship, host supplier meetings and manage routine communication with suppliers to ensure queries are resolved in a timely manner. You’ll have a ‘can do’ attitude and take personal responsibility to deliver objectives and support the team.
About You
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
You will have a CIPS qualification, or equivalent industry experience.
To be successful in this role, you will have experience of purchasing process from order to delivery and experience of using Oracle procurement system.
Proficient in understanding the products and/ or services supplied to the Council by external suppliers.
You’ll also have good organisational and communication skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and communicate effectively at all levels.
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser:
http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10461417/file/document?inline
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.