Vacancy Information

This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.

Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.

Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.

Division / Department - Joint Procurement Service
Grade - Surrey Police Level 1 / Sussex Police M1
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £44,053 - £57,478 / Sussex Police £47,712 - £52,491
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Multiple Locations (see advert)

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time. 

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Surrey and Sussex Joint Procurement Team are excited to be recruiting for the role of Senior Procurement Officer for their collaborative team. As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will work strategically across the Forces, managing a category portfolio and helping to deliver value to the Forces through strategic procurement and contract management activities.

You will be responsible for line managing up to three staff members, as well as providing support to the wider Procurement Team. Working alongside other Senior Procurement Officers and reporting into our Head of Procurement, building processes and procedures to ensure compliance with legislation.

As a Procurement champion, you will help guide stakeholders through Procurement processes, promoting the work that the team do and value that we can deliver. Working with other enabling departments such as Project Teams, Information Security, Information Governance, DDaT and Change to ensure compliance with Internal governance whilst delivering the Forces objectives.

As a line manager you will support the development of staff members, ensuring the right level of support is in place in respect of welfare and training. You will be responsible for overseeing their work, assigning projects, and completing staff appraisals. Where necessary you will challenge areas of poor performance and/or attendance in line with Force Policy.

As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will be responsible for taking a holistic view of your category area, planning, and prioritising workload according to the needs of the Force. Identifying where there are areas for collaboration with other Forces and seeking to add value wherever possible.

With the introduction of the new Procurement Act, now more than ever, we need to be looking at the whole procurement lifecycle, looking at innovation and future proofing to deliver long term goals. This will involve supporting Business Leads with contract management, collaborating with suppliers to deliver the objectives, challenging and reporting on poor performance, publishing notices, varying contracts in line with legislation and ensuring end of life procedures and mitigations are in place.

 The role will be hybrid working, with a mixture of office and home working. Depending on location, you will be stationed at either Surrey Police HQ or Sussex Police HQ. When undertaking the role, you will also be expected to attend other sites across the Surrey and Sussex police estate to meet with both Stakeholders and Suppliers.

This role will be Monday - Friday (excluding bank holidays) with some flexibility around times, providing core hours of 09:00-15:00 are covered.

Further information can be found on the attached job description.

Skills & Experience

• Full MCIPS Qualification or working towards attaining.
• A recognise graduate degree or equivalent commercial experience.
• Line management experience or the potential to readily acquire and develop strong line management skills.
• Recent proven and well evidence experience working within a Procurement function involving high risk, high value agreements for the provision of complex works, services and supplies covering a range of commodities.
• A good level of understanding of Procurement law, implementing purchase and supply contracts. Knowledge of current legislation and its impact on the market management, finance, and contractual agreements.
• A proven record of contract and supplier relationship management
• Good problem solving and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Good general IT literacy through to advanced Microsoft Office skills and a willingness to undertake training to become proficient in using additional IT and multimedia systems that are essential to the role, such as Microsoft Teams, as well at Procurement E-tendering sites.

For full list please see the attached job description.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business, and we all have commitments outside work. We are invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexitime and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits.

• Career progression
• Support to achieve MCIPS accreditation.
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend.
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme.

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police

Further Information

For further information please contact: paige.ward@sussex.police.uk

Interviews will be scheduled for week commencing 24th November.

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people.  It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly.  You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes.  Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference.  This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.

Attachments

• Senior Procurement Officer L1 M1 - 011025.docx