Procurement Officer

Published: 26th November 2025

Procurement Officer

Career Graded: D to F (£27,789 – £43,098)
Hours: 36.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Headquarters

Our Force, Our Community

Merseyside Police is a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding place to work – we take pride in everything we do.

We are one of the best-performing urban forces in the country, as graded by HMICFRS. Our strategy is simple: put the communities of Merseyside first. We are committed to continuous improvement in areas we care deeply about:

  • Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
  • Tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines
  • Strengthening Diversity and Inclusion
  • Building trust and confidence through Community Engagement

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that invests in its people and creates the conditions for you to thrive. Based in our state-of-the-art Headquarters, you’ll have access to modern facilities including:

  • Onsite gym and wellbeing room
  • Multi-faith room
  • Coffee shop and restaurant
  • Agile meeting spaces with video conferencing

About the Role

As a Procurement Officer, you will support the Force Procurement Manager in delivering high-quality, proactive, and professional procurement services. Your role will focus on ensuring best value and effective use of resources across the Force.

This is a career-graded role, offering progression opportunities from unqualified to fully qualified levels, based on experience and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and complete tenders through the Force’s tender portal.
  • Provide advice and guidance on procurement processes to managers.
  • Generate reports and statistics from ICT systems.
  • Engage with stakeholders to lead procurement projects and support strategic initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with European Procurement Directives, Public Contract Regulations, Health and Safety legislation, and Force Financial Instructions.
  • Draft, negotiate, and manage procurement processes, monitoring contract compliance.
  • Deputise for the Force Procurement Manager at meetings where appropriate.

Knowledge & Experience

Unqualified Level:

  • Studying for CIPS Level 4 Diploma and/or some procurement-related experience.
  • Ability to manage low-value tenders (up to £100K).

Part-Qualified Level:

  • Hold CIPS Level 4 Diploma and working towards Level 5 Advanced Diploma.
  • Experience managing higher-value tenders/projects (over £100K).
  • Ability to provide advisory services and lead enterprise projects.

Fully Qualified Level:

  • Hold CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma or significant procurement experience.
  • Competent in leading complex, high-value procurement projects.
  • Ability to deputise for the Force Procurement Manager at regional/national forums.

Across all levels, you must demonstrate:

  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  • Thorough knowledge of tendering processes and contract compliance.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with contractors, officers, and staff.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in procurement within a supportive and progressive organisation. You’ll play a key role in ensuring Merseyside Police delivers best value for the communities we serve.

Please note this role may be closed at any point for redeployment .

Please attach a current copy of your CV and cover letter outlining your experience.

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Benefits

At Merseyside Police we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:

  • 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays pro rata increasing to 30 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years full service.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions from 5.5% to 11.5% depending on your salary.
  • Access to on-site gyms – HQ and OCC
  • Option to become a member of the onsite unions.
  • Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Taskers Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
  • Support from our Health and Wellbeing Centre including Welfare Officers, Counselling, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Peer Supporters.
  • Flexible working opportunities 7am – 19:00 – (must work during the core working hours 10:00-15:00 )
  • Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements.
  • Sick pay provisions

We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:

Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us. We both aim to attract and keep people with the best skills and highest potential, and we want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before. We particularly welcome applications from females and black & ethnic minority candidates.

Please contact the recruitment team if you require any reasonable adjustments.

To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated team working to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with our force. They also provide support & guidance throughout the job application process to candidates from under-represented groups.

To find out more about the support on offer from our dedicated Outreach team please click here or contact us at Outreach@merseyside.police.uk

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