Lancashire Fire and Rescue – Procurement Support Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual who is looking for a new opportunity in the Public Sector within a procurement environment.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue provides a positive culture and friendly environment to develop in. We pride ourselves in our values and we are looking for a Senior Procurement Officer to join our team.

LOCATION:

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LH

SALARY:

Procurement Officer (Scale 6) up to £31,895

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS:

36.25hpw Monday – Friday

A flexitime scheme is in operation

Service Headquarters, Hybrid working also available

PENSION:

Local Government Pension Scheme

FACILITIES:

Plenty of FREE on-site parking

Access to FREE workplace gym facilities

We are looking to recruit a procurement support role who has and have knowledge and experience of working in a commercial environment, including procurement environment.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who has the ability to work on own initiative supporting the procurement team.

Ideally, we are looking for candidates with Public Sector procurement experience and worked in line with Public Contract Regulations, but this is not essential; applications from candidates should be able to evidence their ability to adapt and learn and have the relevant transferable skills.

Candidates must be able to provide a customer focused service, work to deadlines; and have the ability to prioritise and organise daily workload to meet these deadlines.

Candidates must evidence ability to analyse and interpret information and produce reports; and have experience of using a Finance/Procurement/Order system within a commercial/procurement environment.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 hours on 3 July 2022.

We anticipate interviews to be held ongoing during the application period.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service reserves the right to close the advert prior to the closing date if sufficient quality applications have been received.

For further information regarding these vacancies, please contact Chrissie Chesters on 01772 866910

Diversity matters at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service – we want to attract the broadest range of people to work with us and the more diverse the workforce, the better able we are to serve our community. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief or age. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.