Cambridgeshire Constabulary Police Staff Permanent Full Time 7 Force Commercial Services Headquarters, Huntingdon, Cambs MB2 £51,231 Market Rate Supplement £5000 37 Location: Dependent on applicant’s location, can be based anywhere across the 7Forces Market Rate Supplement will apply. Reporting to: 7F Head of Category Management The 7Force Procurement Team is a new shared service supporting the seven police forces across the East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk). This collaboration is responsible for third party spend of approximately £230m per annum, making the 7Force Collaboration the second largest police procurement collective after the Metropolitan Police. The 7 Force Commercial Services Function are looking for a Category Specialist to lead and deliver on Tactical Acquisition’ & ‘Tactical Profit’ procurements within the Estates Category across the 7 Police Forces, and all strategic Contract Management & Supplier Relationship activity, within the allocated category, with a view to securing better value for money from contractual arrangements and ensuring the contracted benefits are delivered. The post holder must have the ability to interact with all senior level management and represent the 7 Forces as a collective or individually, where necessary. They must have the gravitas to influence external bodies such as the Home Office, Crown Commercial Services, Police Digital Service and BlueLight Commercial and participate, as appropriate, on nationally led initiatives, providing opinion, guidance and shaping future offerings. The post holder must also be able to interact with budget holders and operational contract owners in the 7 Forces, ensuring the procurement pipeline accurately reflects business need priorities. The post holder will be ideally educated to CIPS Level 5 in-line with the CIPS structure guidance or be able to clearly evidence equivalent levels of experience, technical knowledge and expertise by having worked as a Procurement professional for a complex, public-sector organisation. How To Apply All applications must be made through our online recruitment portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button In your application we will be looking for you to demonstrate the essential and desirable criteria set out in the full job description. Travel: Travel will be required across all seven forces. The closing date for receipt of completed applications 25/10/2024 Interview date: To be confirmed For an informal initial discussion about the role please contact Andrea.DENHAMsuffolk.police.uk, in the first instance. The postholder for this role will be employed by 7 Forces Commercial Services, but the base location of the postholder could be within any of the seven police forces listed above (i.e. local to you) and is therefore open to candidates across all regions. Applications from internal ‘at risk’ staff will be prioritised and receive preference in any selection processes. The Vetting level required for this post is Management MV and Security Clearance. Candidates will be required to undertake the appropriate level security vetting checks, which will include the requirement to have lived in the UK for the past three years (RV) or five years (MV) from the date of your application.