Procurement Officer

Job Title: Procurement Officer
Starting Salary: £38,220 progressing to £41,771 per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Stevenage with hybrid working opportunities
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Resources

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing procurement team which provides strategic and technical procurement advice and tender management services to departments within Hertfordshire County Council

You will be part of a team which acts as the Council’s strategic centre of excellence for procurement, providing advice on procurement and commissioning activities for all departments, technical support for above UK threshold tenders under the PA23, and advice on the Provider Selection Regime, national frameworks and quotation procedures.

You will be working closely with colleagues in Commercial Law team, and Finance

The wider team provides best practice advice, training, templates, and manages procurement systems.

Our team has a significant track record of implementing successful contracts offering value for money outcomes while delivering quality services.

About the role

You will report to the Senior Procurement Officer in Contract Delivery

• You will plan and undertake contracting processes using our template documents
• You will continue to develop your existing skills and knowledge of procurement procedures and techniques
• You will ensure compliance with The Procurement Act 2023, Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and the Council’s Contract Regulations and any other relevant legislation
• You will support the wider Strategic Procurement Group in respect of procurement best practice and training
• You will deliver a programme of procurements which will include large-scale contracts, undertaking tenders as well as mini competitions through framework agreements
• You will advise Council officers on shaping an effective procurement process and engaging with the market at an early stage through effective pre-procurement market engagement
• You will use the Council’s eTendering system (currently InTend) to carry out procurement processes
• You will collaborate with Council officers to develop effective evaluation methodologies
• You will work with colleagues from the Council’s Commercial Law Team to produce contractual documentation

About you

Essential

• Educated to degree/HND level (or equivalent); or have 2 ‘A’ levels (or equivalent) combined with at least 2 years relevant work experience
• Demonstrate the ability to manage a tendering process through to contract award
• Knowledge of current public procurement legislation
• Ability to work effectively as a member of the team
• Effective collaborator and communicator
• Competent user of standard IT packages, especially Microsoft Office
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritising workload, ensuring that deadlines and timescales are met while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to create the full suite of required tender and contract documentation, with guidance/input if necessary, from relevant stakeholders
• Ability to brief and/or train officers on procurement process and procedures
• Ability to recommend innovative and effective methods of resolving procurement issues

Desirable

• Experience of managing Public Sector procurements
• Experience of using eTendering systems

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This is an exciting time to be in procurement with the new Procurement Act 2023 recently coming into force. You will help to shape the Council’s approach and there will be opportunities to contribute to broader procurement aspects such as social value, sustainability and modern slavery

As part of SPG, you will help us to provide the excellent quality services that make a real difference to the people of Hertfordshire

You will get involved with a wide range of procurements covering all of the Council’s service areas including highways, property, adult social care, children’s services, public health and community protection. This role will give you a fantastic diversity of experience in public service provision

This job role is within the Corporate Services, level 10 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Corporate services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Zoe.Upson@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: week commencing 1st December 2025

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How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
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