Procurement Category Officer - Facilities Manager

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has an exciting opportunity available for a Procurement Category Officer - Facilities Management to join our team in Maidstone. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a base salary of £35,026 to £39,508 per annum, depending upon experience. This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week in the office (with travel countrywide, based on needs).

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers, we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

About the role:

You'll work within the Commercial and Procurement Team providing

professional procurement support to internal clients throughout KFRS, principally budget managers and customers who request orders to be placed.

You will liaising with external clients, suppliers and procuring organisations in support of KFRS' procurement work plan.

Benefits

• Blue Light Card discount scheme
• A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance
• Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
• Access LinkedIn Learning online training
• Free parking
• Above all you'll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community

What you'll do:

• Procure and mobilise new contracts for FM services across the KFRS estate in line with Public Contract Regulation 2015, KFRS's own policies and procedures and the forthcoming Procurement Act 2023.
• Assist with ongoing contract management of new and existing contacts.
• Lead and provide support in developing and promoting an innovative approach to procurement and market analysis.
• Provide data and supplier analysis and support new methods of service delivery to achieve, not only best value in procurement, but continuous improvement through effective contract management.
• Support the Category Manager in designing and delivering local strategies to maximise collaboration opportunities across the Blue Light sector.

What you'll bring:

• Experience of Public Sector procurement, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and be aware of the new Public Procurement Act 2023.
• You will be aware of the government's Find a Tender Service (FTS).
• You will ideally have procurement experience within the area of Property and Facilities Management.
• You will be/or have the willingness to study to become (with full support), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or be working towards full CIPS membership

Closing date: 17 October 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Procurement Category Officer - Facilities Management please click 'apply' today, we'd love to hear from you!

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don't think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees, and volunteers are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and supporting children, young people, and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people, and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.