Procurement Officer

Job Introduction

Procurement Officer (P03)

Shape the Future of Procurement at Royal Greenwich

Are you a procurement professional eager to lead projects in a forward-thinking council? Are you ready for your next rewarding challenge? If so, we want you to take a leading role in shaping and driving our procurement future. 

Royal Greenwich is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Procurement Officer to help us deliver innovative procurement strategies, that ensure value for money, social value, and long-term benefits for our community.

As a Procurement Officer, you’ll take charge of procurement projects, working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver contracts that support key council objectives. This is your opportunity to use your commercial acumen and public sector procurement expertise to make a lasting impact on the services delivered to our residents.

About the Role

Reporting to the Category Lead, you will be responsible for managing and leading procurement activities within the Place category, which covers a broad range of areas, such as Highways, Housing, Property and Regeneration. You will be contributing and working with the Place team to help deliver the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy. Your work will help drive value for money, while embedding social value considerations into procurement processes to benefit the community.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on procurement projects, from planning to delivery, ensuring full compliance with public sector legislation such as the Procurement Act 2023, and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
• Providing advice to senior stakeholders and ensuring that procurement activities align with wider council policies such as Social Value.
• Working with stakeholders to ensure procurement plans are aligned with their business needs while applying best practices in contract management and supplier relationships.
• Promoting compliance with key Council policies, such as Sustainability and Social Value
• Offering expert technical guidance to internal stakeholders, ensuring sound procurement practices and risk mitigation across all procurement exercises.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a Procurement Officer with the following qualifications, skills, and experience:

Knowledge and Experience

• Working towards CIPS qualification (or proven equivalent practical experience) with public sector procurement experience, ideally in Local Government.
• Strong knowledge of public sector procurement regulations, including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.
• Awareness of broader procurement policies like the Transparency Agenda, Social Value, Modern Slavery, Fair Tax, and Community Wealth Building.

Skills and Abilities

• Skilled in procurement planning, market analysis, and contract management, with an understanding of Local Government categories.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple procurement projects and stakeholders effectively.
• Proven ability to analyse risks, make informed decisions, and provide sound strategic advice.

Experience

• Experience of leading procurement initiatives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of managing procurement projects, ensuring they deliver both financial efficiency and social value.

Equality and Diversity

• Commitment to the Council’s equal opportunities policies and ability to implement them in the context of this role.
• Understanding and commitment to achieving the Council’s staff values and ability to practice them in your work.

For an informal discussion please contact Kevin Edger at  Kevin.Edger@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.