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Procurement OfficerCareer Graded D to F - £27,789 - £43,09836.5 hoursPermanent Headquarters
Job Purpose:
To support the Force Procurement Manager in the provision of high quality, pro-active professionally qualified procurement support and guidance activities to the Force, with a clear focus upon ensuring the best use of departmental resources based upon achieving and demonstrating best value.
Knowledge & Experience
At unqualified Level
- On appointment requirement to be studying for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 4 Diploma and / or some Procurement related work experience.
- Competence to undertake, manage and complete low value tenders to the value of £100K.
- Competence to engage with stakeholders and lead smaller procurement projects and support projects led by qualified and part qualified Procurement Officers.
- Ability to manage tenders through the tender portal.
- Ability to provide advice to managers on procurement processes
- Ability to generate reports and statistics from ICT Systems
- You should have knowledge of European Procurement Directives, Public Contract Regulations, Health and Safety legislation, Force Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations, together with Force Financial Instructions.
- Must have a knowledge of conducting low value tendering processes
At part-qualified level
- Must hold CIPS Level 4 Diploma and be actively working towards Level 5 Advanced Diploma and / or equivalent Procurement related work experience dealing with higher value tender / projects in excess of £100K.
- Competence to undertake, manage and complete higher value tender / projects in excess of £100K
- Competence to engage with senior stakeholder and lead high value enterprise projects across the force and where appropriate deputise for the Force Procurement Manager at Force meetings / projects
- Ability to manage tenders through the tender portal and evaluate and moderate tenders with stakeholders
- Ability to provide an advisory and consultancy service to managers on all aspects of procurement including evaluation and moderation of tenders.
- Ability to generate reports and statistics from ICT Systems
- Support Unqualified Procurement Officers with procurement direction on workload.
- Should have demonstrable experience across a range of environments within the procurement environment.
- Have knowledge of European Procurement Directives, Public Contract Regulations, Health and Safety legislation, Force Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations, together with Force Financial Instructions
- Must have a thorough knowledge and experience of conducting tendering processes. Be able to draft, negotiate and manage procurement higher value processes and monitor, review and evaluate contract compliance.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills in order to negotiate and communicate effectively with contractors and tenderers, police officers and police staff.
At fully qualified level
- Must hold CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma and / or significant Procurement related work experience leading on high level / complex procurement projects of significant value
- Competent in leading high level / complex procurement projects of significant value.
- Competence to deputise for the Force Procurement Manager at regional and national meetings / forums
- Ability to manage tenders through the tender portal and evaluate and moderate tenders with senior stakeholders
- Ability to provide an advisory and consultancy service to managers on all aspects of procurement including evaluation and moderation of complex tenders
- Ability to generate reports and statistics from ICT Systems
- Support Unqualified Procurement Officers with procurement direction on workload
- Should have demonstrable experience across a range of environments within the procurement environment.
- You should have knowledge of European Procurement Directives, Public Contract Regulations, Health and Safety legislation, Force Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations, together with Force Financial Instructions
- You must have a thorough knowledge and experience of conducting tendering processes. Be able to draft, negotiate and manage complex procurement processes and monitor, review and evaluate contract compliance
- Possess strong interpersonal skills in order to negotiate and communicate effectively with contractors and tenderers, police officers and police staff
