Procurement Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 25/45 |
Summary
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) has a reputation of excellence, an organisation who invests in the development and wellbeing of their employees, has a diverse and inclusive environment and offers flexible working arrangements so our teams can achieve a good work life balance.
About you:
Specifically, we are seeking a motivated and engaging individual for the position of Procurement Assistant, someone who will assist the procurement and Finance team in delivering high quality services, someone who enjoys working as part of a team and has a ‘can do’ attitude.
The successful candidate will provide excellent customer satisfaction to all the RBFRS’s customers and will be able to resolve enquiries quickly and courteously.
The key focus of this role (Key Responsibilities and Deliverables) is:
• Assist Procurement Lead in evaluation meetings advising stakeholders of process requirements
• Assist to identify procurement risks and take action with the relevant stakeholders to mitigate
• Assist to monitor, maintain and prepare reports detailing contract awarded and savings achieved
• Assist in preparing procurement procedures and template documents.
• Assist high value complex and collaborative procurement projects
• Prepare tender evaluation spreadsheets
Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience):
• A good understanding of Public Contract regulations and legislation
• Good numeracy and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word and Excel)
• CIPS Level 4 qualification
• Awareness of procurement and purchasing
• Awareness of the role of procurement within a public body
Application and selection process
The successful candidate will demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile/Person Specification and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.
The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.
Closing date for applications is 23:59 hours 4 August 2025
It is anticipated that the assessment/interview will be held on 8 August 2025
About you:
Specifically, we are seeking a motivated and engaging individual for the position of Procurement Assistant, someone who will assist the procurement and Finance team in delivering high quality services, someone who enjoys working as part of a team and has a ‘can do’ attitude.
The successful candidate will provide excellent customer satisfaction to all the RBFRS’s customers and will be able to resolve enquiries quickly and courteously.
The key focus of this role (Key Responsibilities and Deliverables) is:
• Assist Procurement Lead in evaluation meetings advising stakeholders of process requirements
• Assist to identify procurement risks and take action with the relevant stakeholders to mitigate
• Assist to monitor, maintain and prepare reports detailing contract awarded and savings achieved
• Assist in preparing procurement procedures and template documents.
• Assist high value complex and collaborative procurement projects
• Prepare tender evaluation spreadsheets
Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience):
• A good understanding of Public Contract regulations and legislation
• Good numeracy and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word and Excel)
• CIPS Level 4 qualification
• Awareness of procurement and purchasing
• Awareness of the role of procurement within a public body
Application and selection process
The successful candidate will demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile/Person Specification and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.
The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.
Closing date for applications is 23:59 hours 4 August 2025
It is anticipated that the assessment/interview will be held on 8 August 2025
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