Supplies Officer

Job title: Supplies Officer

Grade: D

Salary: £30,559 per annum rising by annual increments to £32,115. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Location: Trowbridge Fire Station

Appointment Type: Temporary – 1 Year Fixed Term Contract (or until return of substantive postholder)

Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Sarah Leyden, Supplies Manager on 01722 691344 or email sarah.leyden@dwfire.org.uk

Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 18 May 2025 (midnight). It is intended that interviews will take place on Tuesday 27 May 2025 at Trowbridge Fire Station. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format will be provided before the interview date.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Supplies Officer in the Assets department you will:

• Be responsible for overseeing the provision of an efficient and effective day to day Supplies Service to the organisation.
• Act as the main point of contact for internal and external customers, including Supplies Technicians, for all Supplies queries, providing information, advice and support as required.
• Forecast, plan and control stock levels ensuring demand profiles are monitored, to minimise financial wastage whilst ensuring the varying demands of the Service are met as effectively as possible.

What makes you our ideal Supplies Officer?

• You will be able to meet all essential criteria as detailed on the person specification.
• You will have experience of working in a busy, demand lead customer support environment.
• You will have proven experience of monitoring budgets.
• You will have experience of building and maintaining working relationships with a wide range of contacts, both inside and outside of the organisation.
• You will have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude to internal/external customer care.
• You must have a Level 3 Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies qualification or a willingness to work towards this / demonstratable equivalent level of experience in a busy, demand lead customer support environment.

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role which include travelling to various locations around Dorset and Wiltshire as required. Use of your own vehicle will be required; however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
• The role involves occasional evening working (approximately once every few months).
• If you are applying for a secondment opportunity you will need to notify your substantive line manager of your intention to do so at the earliest opportunity.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, negative drug test, receipt of satisfactory references, and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
• Should a permanent position arise in the team during the period of your Fixed Term Contract, that is substantially similar to the role you are carrying out, you may be considered for the role in the first instance.
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