Category Specialist Higher

Office Of Government Procurement

Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Meath, Sligo

The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) is the Government’s central procurement body. for the public sector. Its remit is to bring a professional approach to public procurement, to drive fair, transparent and open competition in the market place, while delivering better valuefor the taxpayer. The OGP delivers a wide variety of sourcing activity through the establishment. of national Framework Agreements, delivering both mini competitions and bespoke competitions for goods and services for our customers across the public sector. We are looking for talented, hard-working and commercially aware individuals who wish to develop a career in procurement with the OGP. Reporting to a Category Manager, the Category Specialist Higher will support the delivery of sourcing objectives and be responsible for categories of expenditure / specific spot. buying activities / sourcing operations activities including delivery of compliant sourcing solutions. that meet the needs of public sector organisations. The successful candidate(s) will have: • At least 24 months direct sourcing experience within the last five years in a procurement role; • Contributed to the planning and delivery of procurement projects; • Experience of governance, quality assurance and controls in the tendering process; • Strong judgement, problem solving and decision making ability.

1785 days ago