Procurement Officer

Cambridge County Council; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Huntingdon is looking for a Procurement Officer to manage procurement activities over £100,000. You will support internal clients, call off from frameworks, and ensure effective procurement practices. The role operates on a hybrid basis offering both remote and office work. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills and experience in procurement, preferably in the public sector. This position also offers apprenticeship opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Flexible bank holidays

Paid volunteering hours

Employee Recognition Awards

Access to development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing the procurement process, ideally within the public sector.
• Familiarity with calling off from frameworks.
• Ability to develop and analyse data sets for performance management.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement activities valued over £100,000.
• Call off from central government frameworks and publish open tenders.
• Engage stakeholders to ensure effective procurement.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

IT skills

Experience in procurement

Education

CIPS Level 4 or equivalent experience

Job description

As a Procurement Officer, you will work in our Procurement and Commercial Team supporting internal clients on procurement activities valued over £100,000 including Requests for Quotation, further competitions and tenders. This vacancy is to provide this support mainly in the Corporate and IT (which includes Finance, HR and Pensions amongst) area of the team.

This position is also being offered as an apprenticeship* tocandidates whodo not already have CIPS Level 4 or equivalent experience within a procurement function.You will be mentored by an experienced procurement professional who will support you to develop. You will be given study leave, work-based support and the opportunity to apply your learning. Above all else, we will invest in you so that you can grow your career in procurement.

The Procurement and Commercial Team operates on a hybrid basis, working from home and from our purpose built offices in Alconbury Weald. We meet in person at least twice a month for collaborative working, with further office time available should you prefer it. The team maintains frequent contact despite remote working, fostering a friendly and supportive environment.

Additional face to face time will also be arranged to support your induction, training, and ongoing development. There may occasionally be a need to travel within the County and beyond to meet client requirements.
Interviews will take place at New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, during the week commencing 2 nd March2026.
For further information or to discuss this opportunity, please contact Thomas Clarke at [e-mail] .

*If the position is offered as part of the apprenticeship route, then the starting salary will be 70% of the bottom point of grade SO1 after one year completion you will move to 85% of the bottom point of grade SO1. Upon completion of the second year of the apprenticeship you will move to 95% and once you have finished the apprenticeship course you will be on 100% of grade S01.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, you will be involved in the whole procurement cycle from procurement planning through to contract award on contracts valued over £100,000. Preparing procurement documentation with clients and providing support through the evaluation process.

You will be responsible for calling off from central government and other external frameworks, as well as publishing open tenders through the Council's e tendering platform. You will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to embed effective and compliant procurement practices.

You will also support colleagues across the Authority by responding to internal and external queries received via the Procurement & Commercial mailbox, as well as analysing data and producing reports to inform decision making.

About you

We are looking for someone who is confident, with strong communication skills and attention to detail. You will operate with integrity, work effectively on your own initiative, and demonstrate strong organisational and IT skills.

You should have experience managing the procurement process, ideally within the public sector, and be familiar with calling off from frameworks.

You will also be able to develop and analyse a range of data sets to support the team's work and enable effective performance management and reporting.

You will be confident in engaging stakeholders at all levels of the organisation in order to deliver effective procurement projects.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers