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9431 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum (Scale K) | County Hall, Norwich

We are seeking an experienced and influential Procurement Specialist to lead best practice in sub‑threshold procurement and contract management. This is a key leadership role within our central Procurement Team, managing a small team and working closely with departments across the Council to ensure compliance with procurement law and our Contract Standing Orders.

You will develop and improve protocols and templates for competitive quotation exercises, provide bespoke support for medium‑value contracts, and oversee the team responsible for managing purchase orders in Oracle. This is an opportunity to shape procurement practice and deliver real value across a £1.1bn spend portfolio.

• Champion procurement best practice and compliance across the organisation.
• Develop and maintain templates and protocols for sub‑threshold procurement activity.
• Provide bespoke support for complex or medium‑value contracts.
• Monitor contract award and management in departments to ensure compliance.
• Lead the Procurement Service Desk and maintain intranet resources.
• Develop and deliver training on procurement processes and systems.
• Manage and support a team of Procurement Officers and a Procurement Systems Officer.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement solutions.

You will have strong influencing skills, excellent communication abilities, and proven experience in procurement within a large organisation. You’ll be confident leading a team and driving compliance and improvement initiatives.

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra‑low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work‑life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 15 December 2025 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 22 December 2025 23:59