This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
* Job Title: ITU Procurement Officer
* Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor
* Salary: £30,024 - £31,537 per annum
* Hours per Week: 37.00
* Contract Type: Permanent
* Closing Date: 13/02/2026
* Job Requisition Number: 13410
* This post is not open to job share
About the role
We are seeking an additional full time procurement officer to join our busy team based in Shire Hall. We procure and contractually manage all the Council's contracted passenger transport.
Responsibilities
* Prepare and manage all contractual documentation for the transport provision we procure.
* Manage all contracted transport during its operational lifetime.
* Coordinate investigations and prepare reports for senior management and stakeholders as and when required.
* Deliver training to service areas within the Council on the various types of transport we can procure on their behalf; confident at public speaking and able to deliver training to large groups of people, in person or via Teams.
* Find solutions, work to tight deadlines and targets, and have a flexible approach.
* Accompany Transport Engineers to site inspections as and when required.
Requirements
* Proficient and accurate in using Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Established experience in a busy team environment and ability to work independently.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Effective communication and public speaking skills.
Benefits
* Flexible and agile working opportunities.
* 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service.
* Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff).
* Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family.
* Career development and qualification opportunities.
* Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
* Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
* An in-house Occupational Health service.
* Employee discount scheme.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply).
How To Apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jo Savell via email at jo.savell@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
ITU Procurement Officer - Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
If you are an internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.
By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
* A disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
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