Procurement Manager

Role type

Police Staff

Contract Type

Permanent

Department

Contracts & Procurement

Location

Leek Wootton

Is this a Politically Restricted role?

No

Grade/scale

I

Salary

£58,431 - £62,195

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.

Hours per week

37

Competency and value framework (CVF) level?

2

Closing date

31/03/2026, 12:00

Job description

Procurement Manager

Permanent

Full Time

Leek Wootton

Grade I (£58,431.00 - £62,195.00)

Alongside a competitive salary we offer a market supplement of £5,000 per annum for a full MCIPS qualification

The Contracts & Procurement Team work to a category management structure. This role is expected to focus on contracts in the areas of Facilities Management, Estates Projects, Estates Professional Services, Utilities, Uniform and Fleet purchase and maintenance. We offer a hybrid working, with team members able to work from home for part of the week.

Those on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.

The main purpose of the role is to develop procurement strategies for designated business areas and provide business managers with procurement advice, enabling them to derive maximum commercial value from operational spend.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Provide specialist procurement input to business cases, with due regard to full life costing, financial benefit over risk, flexibility, benefit through business re-engineering, enablers/barriers, longer term demand requirement and expected market development etc.
2. Support business transformation, by considering options and alternatives including innovative solutions to deliver value for money, social value and high quality of goods and services.
3. Gather market and commercial intelligence in order to understand demand and supply chain capabilities and develop appropriate contract category strategies.
4. Enforce the Scheme of Governance and Finance and Contract Regulations and provide expert professional advice to stakeholders in all areas of procurement.
5. Establish/implement appropriate routes to market, ensuring competition, collaboration (wherever possible), , and innovation, compliant to UK procurement legislation.
6. Use effective procurement practice to deliver value for money and ensure procurement projects are planned effectively, delivering to time, quality and cost. To ensure that procurement related risks are identified and relevant mitigations in place are in place that minimise the Force's exposure to risk and uncertainty.
7. Support greater understanding of procurement practice and regulations across the stakeholder base including delivering training and awareness sessions, and development of contract and commercial management skills within customer teams.
8. To prepare and execute contract documentation, negotiate with suppliers, identify contractual risks and seeking legal advice where required.
9. To provide strategic support to implementation/contract managers, during the mobilisation of new contract arrangements and ongoing strategic performance reviews, with the emphasis on partnership and added value.
10. To support contract management activities including attendance at contract meetings, monitoring of key performance indicators and execution of contract variations.
11. To engage with and contribute to national groups and forums including BlueLight Commercial and Crown Commercial Services as relevant to the category areas.
12. To raise the profile of Contracts & Procurement, by taking a proactive and supportive role with services focusing on early engagement and contribute to the wider objectives of the Directorate by improving its effectiveness and extending its influence and ability to add value.
13. To undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, as required.

Person Specification:

Knowledge:

Qualifications:

Candidates must be:

• A Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS)

OR

• Working towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply - At least level 5 diploma qualified.

OR

• Have a Relevant degree (e.g. Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain)
• Candidates must have knowledge of UK Public sector procurement law.

Experience:

• Significant public sector procurement experience
• Experience of business transformation principles including a working knowledge of how strategic procurement activity can support change and effectively realise benefits
• Substantial and relevant experience of operating at senior manager level and influencing decision making
• Proven experience of managing procurement projects within a category area
• A track record of providing a high quality, customer focused procurement service
• Proven experience of managing challenging stakeholders and situations and resolving contractual performance issues and disputes
• Experience of driving commerciality within public service delivery models

Key Skills:

• Proven ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to interpret and extrapolate procurement data and present in a clear, well-structured way that can be easily understood by non-procurement colleagues
• Ability to look wider than the procurement implications of business decisions and identify and assess the wider strategic impacts
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Excellent and effective interpersonal skills
• High level of communication, negotiation and influencing skills

Why work for Warwickshire Police?

Warwickshire Police has gained a reputation as a pioneering and innovative force, responsible for policing a large diverse, multi-cultural population.
If you are looking for a fresh challenge which offers a genuine opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, variety and the chance to broaden your experience, then Warwickshire Police is the force for you.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Warwickshire Police are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the Constabulary, where communities are under-represented, including those from minority ethnicity communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBTQ+ communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve.
All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.

Recruitment and Selection Policy

Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the selection process, will be offered the role over the remaining internal and external applicants.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

Vetting and safeguarding

Warwickshire Police are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

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