Procurement Officer

The Fire and Rescue Service in Nottingham has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join the team!

Procurement Officer
Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2GQ

• Full time, Monday – Friday (37 hours per week)
• Fixed term contract until 1st of June 2026
• Grade 5: £32,654 - £36,124

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Are you passionate about the procurement sector and looking to make a significant impact within a dynamic and welcoming organisation? Join this fire and rescue service as a Procurement Officer where you will be responsible for the management of their small to medium supply contracts and their electronic supply catalogue. You will be the go-to point of contact for their staff for the procurement of goods and services, ensuring that they get the best value and efficiency.

The Role

As a key player in their procurement team, you will support major projects and gain experience working with a large organisation with multiple departments and locations that stretch across Nottinghamshire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the office equipment budget and other delegated budgets and report on monthly expenditures.
• Deputise the Assistant Procurement Manager by supervising staff within the Procurement Department on a day-to-day basis.
• Assist with tendering and tender management of major procurement projects.
• Use finance and procurement systems to maintain data integrity and run reports as required ensuring that payments are made when due.
• Manage procurement projects with contract values up to £50,000 from inception to contract award.
• Pro-actively communicate with budget holders to ensure management of contracts.
• Manage procurement projects with contract values up to £50,000.

Why NFRS?

• Agile Working – They have an Agile Working Policy which gives our employees the opportunity to mix office work with working from home to help provide you with more flexibility.
• Flexibility – They are family friendly and are open to considering different working patterns which help you provide a better service to our community while supporting your home life. They also support part time working.
• Annual Leave - 24 days of annual leave with an extra three concessionary days, plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day.
• Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme.
• Health and Wellbeing -  As a Service, they provide a wide range of Health and Wellbeing support to all employees which includes access to a Bupa cashback scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated Occupational Health team who are there to support you. Also, all employees receive free access to an on-site gym.
• Blue Light Card – working for an emergency service you will have the ability to apply for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out.
• Development – You will have access to both formal and informal professional development opportunities which will help you advance your career.

Experience/Qualifications

• Have (or be actively working towards) a formal level 4 procurement and supply qualification (i.e NVQ Level 4 or CIPS Level 4 Diploma).
• Experience in the management of contracts and budgets working in a procurement and supplies environment.
• Have effective communication skills with the ability to manage working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Good written communication skills with experience writing reports, interrogating data and the use of Microsoft Office software.
• Have a valid driving license.

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed and want to play an integral part in keeping Nottinghamshire communities safe, then they look forward to hearing from you.

How to apply for the role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and you will be directed to the company website where you will be able to submit an application form.

Closing date: 12th January 2025

Interview date: 22nd January 2025

You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Further Information

They are proud to be an equal opportunity’ and ‘Disability Confident’ employer, and they are committed to increasing the diversity of their workforce.  They welcome applications from all parts of the community particularly those who are currently under-represented in their workforce.

They are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and or neglect and operate a safer recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.

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Other suitable skills and experience include Procurement Specialist, Supply Chain Coordinator, Contract Manager, Purchasing Officer, Procurement Analyst, Category Buyer, Vendor Manager, Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Logistics Coordinator, Supply Chain Officer.