Job Description

Organisation

Southampton City Council

Service Area

Contracting & Procurement

Job Location

Civic Centre

Contract Length

Fixed term - 10 months

Work Hours

Full time - 37 hours per week

Salary

45,718 - 49,764 per annum

Closing Date

02/06/2025

Job Reference

15683
and Person Specification

About the role:

Southampton is an exciting place to be and Southampton City Council (SCC) has an ambitious and challenging agenda. Our Enabling Services Directorate is central to delivering this and is underpinned by a business partnering approach to working with the wider council and our partners to deliver successful outcomes for our customers.



Alongside technical expertise, we are seeking dynamic, pragmatic and knowledgeable individuals who are solution-focused, with an eye for innovation and are able to ask the right questions at the right time. Central to this are excellent communication and interpersonal skills together with the ability to build and develop professional relationships across the council and beyond.

About the team:

SCC's Contracting and Procurement service is part of Enabling Services Directorate and aspires to be the 'best in class' through creating a cohesive approach to procurement and contract management to deliver value for money from our contracts and expenditure with external suppliers.



A key focus for the council and Contracting Team is to achieve sustained reductions in our expenditure with external suppliers, this role will be the project lead for our cost reduction project.

About you:

The Contracting and Procurement service is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to join us in the role of Contracting Officer.



This is a key role within Contracting and Procurement, and the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience of project management, experience of building and maintaining successful relationship with internal stakeholders, experience of undertaking financial analysis of expenditure and the ability to engage with external suppliers to ensure the Council receives maximum benefit and value for money through our contract arrangements.



For further information about this role, please view the job description and person specification.



If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role, we would like to hear from you!



To explore these opportunities and apply, please visit the Southampton City Council job vacancies page.



Join us and take this opportunity to grow your career while making a significant impact!

W

hat we can offer you

:

Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.


A generous local government pension scheme. Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave. Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant). 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays. Online Benefits - salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts. Great local transport links. Employee assistance programme with access to our health wellbeing and support.

F

or further information on our benefits package please visit

:

Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the Contracting Relationship Officer role please contact Claire Oaten on 023 8254 5527 or claire.oaten@southampton.gov.uk

Recruitment contact details:

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk

Tel: 023 8083 4033

For more information about SCC please visit

Southampton City Council

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