Permanent
Full Time 37 hours per week
Salary: £39,862 - £44,075 plus £4,000 Market Supplement
Pay award pending (market supplement applies)
Devon Procurement Services - Strategic Procurement
Joining the Strategic Procurement Service at Devon County Council, you will be part of a supportive and skilled team. Our Category Management approach links expertise and relationships, and exposure to wide ranging business disciplines. We work collaboratively alongside our client services and partners.
Devon celebrates diversity, and we promote agility and innovation through technology, flexible work practices and great teamwork.
The role: This post fits within a procurement team with a diverse portfolio spanning Infrastructure, Performance and Partnership, Waste, Childrens’ Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health, ICT and Business Support. We are looking to appoint to the below position:
1 x Senior Procurement Officer (SPO) – Infrastructure Team – Focus on Skills within the Performance and Partnership directorate.
We are seeking an experienced procurement professional to increase our team. The individual role will focus on supporting the Performance and Partnership directorate, specifically around programmes funded through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ), Skills Bootcamps, and other future skills initiatives aligned with local and national workforce needs.
The requirement for the team’s support is steadily increasing, as increased service quality is leading to growing demand. The role also involves supporting partners.
Our procurement strategy is providing integral support for the Council’s activities, and we are seeing a growing demand for strategic support across the Council which this role will support.
The Council applies many different service delivery models across its operations, using a ‘right model for the right service’ approach. This includes single/multiple provider frameworks and contracts, use of small Lots, local, regional and pan-regional frameworks, joint ventures and many partnership operations.
Procurement is an important driving force in Devon County Council for identifying and realising cost efficiencies and guiding the improvement of Value for Money in the Council’s £350m annual procurement spend. Working for our organisation DCC is very rewarding, where you can make a real, positive difference in your local community. We are seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to support team capacity – an exciting opportunity for the right people with opportunities for workplan diversity and growth.
What we can offer you
Aside from the fulfilling day-to-day job, you'll benefit from our pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
You'll be living and working in one of the most beautiful parts of country with the option to work from home when suitable. There are development opportunities in this role and potential to increase your annual leave based on years of service.
Above all, you will be supported by colleagues with a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw from, not just from within the Procurement team, but also from across the departments it serves.
Based at County Hall, Exeter incorporating hybrid / agile working, the site offers modern well-equipped offices, onsite café, parking and extensive grounds.
Benefits include:
1. 26 days paid annual leave - as set out in our annual leave policy (rising with length of service, pro-rata as relevant), plus bank holidays.
2. Incremental salary increases.
3. Access to the attractive Local Government Pension Scheme.
4. Flexible working opportunities, including flexitime and hybrid / homeworking opportunities, to support work life balance.
5. Training, learning and personal development opportunities.
6. Access to the Employment Assistance Programme and Devon Discounts schemes.