Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Wiltshire Police & Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)

Salary: £53,073 plus generous pension scheme and additional benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Location: Police HQ, Devizes, with flexible hybrid working (one day per week in the office)

Help shape how policing in Wiltshire buys, partners and delivers value. Every contract we award helps put officers on the street, supports victims and keeps our communities safe. We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to help modernise our procurement service and set the standard for best practice under the Procurement Act 2023.

This is a newly permanent role. It’s a long-term opportunity to make your mark, build something lasting and grow your career with us.

What you’ll be doing:

Working closely with the Head of Procurement, you’ll protect the integrity of every tender we run. You’ll design strong tender strategies and run fair, unbiased evaluations, so that every decision is transparent and can stand up to challenge. You’ll work alongside our Procurement Business Partner and Procurement Governance and Assurance Lead, helping governance improve results rather than slow them down.

You will:

• Own the end-to-end tender process, from advising on requirements to guiding evaluators to fair, high-quality outcomes
• Make sure every tender complies with the Procurement Act 2023, UK/EU regulations and our internal governance
• Oversee scoring and evaluation: coach panels, improve weightings, and stop bias or inconsistency before it starts
• Spot and reduce legal and commercial risk before it becomes a problem
• Keep complete audit trails so every decision is auditable and defensible
• Influence procurement decisions on contracts worth up to £40m, and track and report the benefits they deliver
• Improve how we work by developing better tools, guidance and practices
• Build capability across the organisation through training and briefings on specifications, scoring and compliance

What you’ll bring:

• Experience of tender administration, evaluation or procurement compliance in the public sector or another regulated environment
• A strong working knowledge of procurement law, the Procurement Act 2023 and public sector governance
• CIPS Level 5, or equivalent knowledge and capability
• Experience advising on scoring and evaluation to prevent bias or legal challenge
• Confident communication: you can advise, challenge and influence at every level
• Excellent attention to detail and an analytical, methodical approach
• Integrity, impartiality and the ability to stay rigorous under pressure

What’s in it for you:

• Job security: a permanent role with a long-term future
• Flexible and agile working, with a laptop, mobile phone and home office furniture
• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 after five years and 32 after 20, plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme(24% of your salary into pension)
• 8 hours a month of protected learning and development time
• Free parking and an onsite gym at Police HQ
• Blue Light Card discounts with high street and online retailers
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including cycle to work
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and eyecare vouchers
• Access to Police Mutual healthcare and the Serve and Protect Credit Union

If you want your procurement expertise to make a real difference to frontline policing, we’d love to hear from you.

Wiltshire Police is a Disability Confident Leader. We will fully consider any reasonable adjustments to the essential or desirable criteria. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.