Procurement Officer
Career Graded D to F - £27,789 - £43,098
36.5 hours
Permanent
Headquarters
Our Force, Our Community
Merseyside Police is a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding place to work we take pride in everything we do.
We are one of the best-performing urban Force to date, as graded by HMICFRS, our strategy is simply to put the communities of Merseyside first. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement in the areas we're passionate about: ending Violence Against Women and Girls; tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines; strengthening our approach to Diversity and Inclusion; building trust and confidence through Community Engagement.
You'll be working for a friendly employer who has a passion for investing in our people and creating the conditions so you can thrive and be your best self. You will be based in our newly opened state-of-the-art Headquarters with onsite facilities such as a modern gym, a wellbeing room, a multi faith room, coffee shop and restaurant, along with agile meeting and breakout areas - all equipped with video conferencing facilities.
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
Benefits
At Merseyside Police we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays pro rata increasing to 30 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years full service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions from 5.5% to 11.5% depending on your salary.
- Access to on-site gyms - HQ and OCC
- Discounts from various retailers via the blue light scheme
- Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
- Flexible working opportunities 7am - 19:00 - (must work during the core working hours 10:00-15:00 )