Procurement & Market Intelligence Officer - Health & Social Care

About the job

Salary: £36,363 - £39,152 a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent

Do you have a passion for procurement and a keen eye for market insight? We’re looking for a Procurement & Market Intelligence Officer to join our Health and Social Care portfolio and help deliver real value for the Council, our services, and the community.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of low-risk procurement activities, mainly those falling below the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15) and Procurement Act 2023 thresholds. You’ll work across a variety of categories - covering works, supplies, and services - and, with support, also contribute to projects of greater complexity and risk under PCR15/PA23.

As a trusted advisor, you’ll lead the way in sharing procurement policy and local standing orders with services, making sure projects are fully compliant and deliver the right outcomes. You’ll also be undertaking options appraisals and procurement activity that don’t just save money, but also improve services and directly contribute to our overarching Council objectives and the Luton 2040 vision.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in procurement while making a difference in a vital sector. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of projects, grow your expertise, and play a key role in supporting positive change across health and social care services.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

You’ll have solid experience delivering procurement projects and a strong understanding of procurement procedures and techniques. Your background will include working in a purchasing, procurement, business administration, commercial, or financial environment, where you’ve contributed to achieving cost savings and delivering tangible results.

You’re confident working with a customer-focused mindset, able to explain processes, procedures, and internal control requirements clearly to colleagues across departments. Your negotiation and influencing skills are well developed, allowing you to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and organisations.

You bring a positive, proactive, “can-do” attitude, consistently looking for opportunities to implement continuous improvement and find solution-focused approaches. You have demonstrable knowledge of current procurement legislation, including the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and PA23, and you’re procurement practitioner qualified. Familiarity with e-procurement tools is a plus.

Your formal qualifications may include A-Levels or NVQ3, or you can demonstrate equivalent procurement knowledge through experience. Above all, you’re a collaborative, organised professional who thrives on delivering results while supporting colleagues and improving processes.

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

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Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: 101105 L7 Procurement & Market Intelligence Officer_FINAL updated.docx
• download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf