Procurement Officer
3 Vacancies (2 permanent posts and 1 fixed term 3-year post)
37 hours per week, hybrid working
Are you a dynamic problem solver and motivated self-starter? Do you have experience in contract management, compliance, data analysis, category management, supply chain management, procurement? If so, we would really like to hear from you.
As a Procurement officer, you will be reporting to either the Procurement Lead Communities & Resources (covering Property, Highways, Transport and Waste amongst other areas) or the Procurement Lead for People (covering adult and children’s social care, education and public health amongst other areas) and you will be involved in the whole procurement cycle from procurement planning through to contract award. Preparing procurement documentation with clients and providing support through the evaluation process.
Calling off from central government and other external frameworks as well as publishing tenders using the Councils e-tendering platform (In-Tend) working with stakeholders across the organisation to embed sound and effective procurement practice.
You will also be working with colleagues to provide general support to the whole Authority, responding to internal and external queries received via the Procurement & Commercial email box, analysing data and running reports.
For more information, please see below:
Candidate Pack
Job Description and Person Specification
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!?
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application
If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.
To discuss the role please contact Mark Baker – markbaker@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: midnight, Thursday 22nd May 2025
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more
