Commercial Support & Purchasing Officer
Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Contract: Temporary Assignment (1 September 2026 – 31 March 2027)
Location: County Hall, Chichester, PO19 1RQ, United Kingdom
Work Pattern: Monday – Friday (Working from home, initial office attendance required for training)
We're recruiting a Commercial Support & Purchasing Officer (Grade 8) to join Council's IT Service Operations team. This role is ideal for candidates with strong purchasing, supplier administration, and finance support experience.
About the Role
You'll provide purchasing, supplier administration, financial administration, and commercial support to the Service & Supplier Management Team. Responsibilities include raising and managing purchase orders, supporting goods receipting, supplier onboarding, contract administration, low-value procurement activities, internal recharging, management reporting, and supplier governance processes.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing purchase orders, goods receipting, and supplier onboarding
- Supporting contract administration and low-value procurement activities
- Handling internal recharging and financial administration tasks
- Producing management reports and supporting supplier governance processes
- Ensuring accuracy and compliance in purchasing and supplier records
Requirements
We're seeking someone with:
- Experience in purchasing, finance administration, or supplier administration
- Strong organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail
- Experience in stakeholder engagement
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and purchasing systems
- Knowledge of procurement and contract administration is desirable
Why Apply?
- Opportunity to support IT service operations in a large public sector organisation
- Hybrid working arrangement with initial office-based training
- Varied responsibilities across purchasing, supplier management, and finance support
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
- Temp-to-Perm Opportunities
Pay Rate
- PAYE: £16.89 per hour (Grade 8)
Additional Information
Order No: 5302536
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £16.89 per hour
Experience:
- purchasing, finance admin: 2 years (required)
- istration, or supplier administration.: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Remote
