Senior Procurement Officer – Leading for ICT and Digital Services
We are looking for someone to join us a Senior Procurement Officer in our Joint Commercial & Procurement Services Department. Could you be who we are looking for?
About the team/Department you will be joining:
• We are seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Specialist to join South Wales and Gwent Police Joint Commercial & Procurement Services.
• The Senior Procurement Officers sit within the Strategic Procurement team, reporting to one of two Procurement Managers.
• You will work closely with a team of Procurement Officers, guiding client leads through complex tendering and contractual issues whilst ensuring value for money and continuous improvement in this area.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
• The successful candidate will be mainly responsible for ICT and Digital Services contracts.
• You will work with a project team with the aim of converging Gwent Police ICT with South Wales Police, including streamlining procurement contracts, collaborating on tenders and identifying commercial opportunities and risks.
• You will work closely with client teams in both Gwent and South Wales Police, offering specialist advice and guidance, participating with subject matter experts in planning and executing new procurement and re-procurement's.
• You will lead the commercial relationship with IT suppliers, ensuring that all commercial issues are negotiated effectively to deliver best value, to manage contract reviews and ensure effective contract performance management.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
• To be successful in this role, you will be qualified to CIPS Level 6 or equivalent and have proven ability of drafting specifications, tendering, use of procurement frameworks, contracts management, providing professional advice on technical contract matters and a good knowledge of procurement procedures applicable in the public sector. Please see the role profile for detailed requirements.
The successful candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC level.
The post-holder will benefit from flexible working policies, with a mixture of home and office based working. The base for the post will be South Wales Police HQ but the candidate must be prepared to travel to Gwent Police HQ. Other benefits available are the Employee Assistance Program, Cycle to Work, Employee Discount Scheme, paid CIPS membership, free use of onsite gym and free secure parking. Further details are provided below.
Should you wish to have an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Adriel Roach, Procurement Manager - adriel.roach@south-wales.police.uk
HOW TO APPLY
Applications will be via a detailed CV, personal statement and online application form.
Your personal statement should be no more than 500 words maximum. It should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills, experience, and leadership qualities demonstrate your suitability for the role.
Please refer to the role profile attached to see the criteria for your personal statement.
Your personal statement should be detailed with evidence including examples of how you meet the criteria in the following two areas on the role profile:
Education level and Relevant Experience
Knowledge & Skills
What are our benefits:
Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:
- Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
- Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
- Free access to on-site gyms
- Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
- Flexible working opportunities
- Local government pension scheme
- Range of support networks
- Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements
- Generous sick pay provisions
- Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union
Diversity and Welsh language
To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.
Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian, Salma & Clare via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police.
We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.
Disability Confident Employer
We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application.
