Expired: Managed Services Team Procurement Manager (4 posts)

In this Civil Service role you be required to work a hybrid model including from the office, remotely and from home to suit business needs, procuring equipment and services for defence as part of a multi-functional team.

An element of paid and funded business travel is required (subject to Government guidance related to COVID19), and you will contribute to forecasting and scheduling travel providing attendees the greatest possible notice.

DECA values and respects it employees seeking a long-term relationship in which your continuous professional development is assured and funded. You are required to develop as a procurement professional to a minimum of Level 6 Member of Chartered Institutes of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) and then undertake leadership development providing DECA with strong candidates for future senior leadership roles in the Commercial Directorate.

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We promote equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and a working environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.

Government spends circa £290Bn per year on behalf of the people of the United Kingdom.

Join DECA and make a real difference.

Job description

PLEASE SEE THE CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK (a hyperlink is included in the attachment section at the bottom of the form).

You will be procuring equipment and services for defence under pan government Public Contract Regulations (PCR) and Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR). Your role will include pre-sourcing, sourcing and contract management activities.

You will work alongside Project, Engineering, Inventory and Finance professionals introducing equipment to service, managing availability in-service, and disposal at the out of service date. You and your team will work closely and develop a high degree of expertise in the equipment within the portfolio with you as the procurement manager.

We recognise the challenge of joining a new organisation, and will pair you with experience procurement professionals and enthusiastically support you to become an expert team member. Hybrid working drives good planning and regular effective communications. You will contribute to maintaining a close team working relationship in a world of distributed digital working.

Your portfolio will include equipment used in Land, Maritime and Air environments including communication, identification, avionics, medical and dental equipment, and test-equipment among others. DECA order book is growing and you will be part of delivering against our long-term secure agreements.

Are you qualified to apply?

We are looking to recruit fully qualified and experience procurement professionals in the first instance. Consideration will also be given to applicants with transferable skills who demonstrate their suitability for development based on past experience and academic achievement. Interviews and appointments will be on merit.

Benefits

• *Hybrid working with some business travel
  • Paid business travel including other DECA sites and customer/supplier location (excluding home to duty station)
  •*Flexible working time scheme
  • Completive salary of £32,894 to £39,520
  • Pensions options benefiting from a 27.1% employer contribution rate
  • 37 hour week worked flexibly, excess accrued hours may be taken as days off subject to conditions
  • 26.5 days holiday pa rising to 31.5 after 5 years’ service, existing service accumulated in a service commission accredited public body service may count towards the higher holiday value
  • Funded and supported continuous professional development (CPD), and leadership development programme
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversityJoin DECA, a family friendly employer.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours.

On-line application is quick and easy using your CV.

You are requested to upload a copy of your current CV, the first page of which should be a statement of your suitability for the advertised post. You should also clearly note whether you are currently level 6 MCIPS or are willing to work towards the higher level 6 CIPS qualification in a reasonable and agreed timeframe.

We will assess your statement and CV for eligibility, including essential and desirable criteria. Interviews will be offered on merit.
At interview You will be assessed against your functional competence to perform the procurement role. We will also assess your behaviours against the following success profiles:
• Working together
• Managing a quality service
• Making effective decisions
• Communicating and influencing

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Apply and further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name :Mike Kamperman, Senior :Procurement Manager
• Email :Michael.Kamperman@deca.mod.uk
• Telephone :07779 987376

Recruitment team :

• Email :Julia.Brimfield@deca.mod.uk

Attachments

Managed Services Procurement Manager Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window(pdf, 998kB)

24. MS Procurement Manager Job Description Opens in new window(pdf, 481kB)