SYP - Regional Procurement (various roles)

Role: Various within Regional Procurement

Location: Melton, Northallerton, Sheffield or Wakefield

Salary: Various

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract – 2 Years

An opportunity has arisen to join the Regional Procurement unit, working for and on behalf of the forces within Yorkshire and Humberside. Working across four key locations with a £250 million pound third party turnover, which continues to grow.

We are seeking to fill multiple roles, which are a combination of current and potential future vacancies, at various levels to drive the procurement strategy and function. These roles provide an exciting opportunity for the right candidates to utilise their commercial knowledge and expertise to policing. We are looking for individuals with solid procurement experience within public sector, so familiar with OJEU.

We want individuals that can make a difference and that can make a role their own. We are looking for motivated and skilled individuals that are interested in driving forward the procurement strategy for policing across the four forces within Yorkshire and Humberside.

Initially we are looking for suitable candidates for the roles of Head of Regional Procurement and Strategic Category Manager, with potential interviews taking place week commencing 17 August 2020 at Force HQ, Carbrook House, Sheffield.

• Head of Regional Procurement – Salary £62,679-£70,026
• Strategic Category Manager – Salary £46,947 – £52,335

Which may lead to future vacancies for:

• Senior Category Manager – Salary £41,739-£45,909
• Category Manager – Salary £35,481-£39,669
• Category Officer – Salary £25,380-£34,617

Key Responsibilities, skills, and experience: For further information relating to the role that is relevant to you and for the tasks of that position, please refer to the attached role profiles.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date: Sunday, 9 August 2020 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Kim Williams on 07909 001291. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

Apply for the role:

To apply for the role, please submit your CV with a covering letter to South Yorkshire Police Recruiting Team at Recruiting@southyorks.pnn.police.uk before the closing date. Please ensure you include the name of the role and the closing date in the subject field of your email.

Internal Secondments:

To apply for this post as a secondment, you must have the support of your current Line Manager. Please email your support along with your CV and covering letter to Recruiting@southyorks.pnn.police.uk Please ensure that the role title and the closing date are stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.