Business Support Officer
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,959 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2026 |
| Location: | BS16 1EJ |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 454281/1 |
Summary
In this role, you’ll be an important part of the team, supporting the Procurement Systems Manager and the wider Commercial Services function to keep our procurement activity running smoothly across Forestry England and the Forestry Commission.
You’ll help look after our Tail-End Spend processes, making sure our procurement systems work well and that purchasing rules are applied consistently. Because this area involves lots of small, everyday purchases, your work will be varied — one moment you might be speaking with suppliers, the next you could be reviewing spend data or helping colleagues with system queries.
Everything you do will help us get good value for money, continuously improve how we work, and strengthen the way we buy goods and services across the organisation. It’s a great opportunity to learn, grow, and make a real difference in how our teams operate day to day.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
You'll be based at our National Office, Bristol with flexibility for blended working.
- Provide day-to-day support for procurement activities, including maintaining accurate records, data input, and document preparation.
- Assist in monitoring supplier performance and compliance with purchasing controls.
- Support the Procurement Systems Manager in managing procurement systems and platforms.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations on spend analysis, compliance, and supplier performance.
- Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders, handling queries on purchasing processes and system use.
- Assist in organising stakeholder engagement sessions, training, and meetings.
- Support the preparation and distribution of procurement documentation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process efficiencies and supporting benefits tracking.
- Any other tasks reasonably requested by your line manager.
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