Procurement Officer

Cabot Learning Federation, Bristol, BS15 4JT

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 October 2025

• Closing date

  26 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £39,649 - £42,301

Procurement Officer job summary

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Actual Annual Salary: £39,649 - £42,301 (CLF Grade F)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, All year-round

Provisional Start Date: October 2025

Your opportunity to shape procurement excellence across our trust

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Procurement Officer to lead and support procurement activities across our central team and academies. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking finance function, where your expertise will directly contribute to achieving best value, reducing risk, and improving service delivery for staff and students across the Cabot Learning Federation.

In this role, you’ll work closely with senior leaders, academy teams, and external suppliers to deliver compliant and effective procurement processes. You’ll be instrumental in shaping procurement strategy, managing contracts, and ensuring that procurement activities align with legal requirements and organisational goals.

About you:

You will have:

• Strong knowledge of UK and EU procurement regulations, with a commitment to staying up to date with best practices and legal compliance.
• Demonstrable experience across the full procurement cycle, including tendering, contract negotiation, and supplier performance management.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify savings opportunities, and influence procurement outcomes.
• Confidence in building relationships and providing expert advice to a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and external providers.
• Proficiency in e-procurement systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• A Diploma in Procurement and Supply and membership of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply).

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification prior to submitting an application.

Why work in CLF’s Central Finance Team?

As a Procurement Officer, you’ll be a key part of our Central Finance Team – a collaborative and high-performing group that supports the financial health and operational efficiency of our trust.

We offer:

• A chance to lead procurement projects that have a real impact on education outcomes.
• Opportunities to work across a diverse portfolio of goods, services, and works.
• Flexible, hybrid working from home and our Kingswood, Bristol office.
• Career development and progression opportunities within the Central Team and wider trust.
• A supportive environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Why work at CLF?

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!

Recruitment timeline:

• Closing Date: 26 August 2025 @11.59pm
• Shortlisting: 29 August 2025
• Interviews: 10 September 2025

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Cabot Learning Federation

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Cabot Learning Federation website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cabot-learning-federation

Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a diverse West Country multi-academy trust which is home to 35 schools operating in five clusters in Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Somerset.

The CLF is unique due to its tight geographical concentration, the diversity of the communities it serves, and the variety of educational provisions it offers. We are one of the largest and most respected trusts in the South West and hold national as well as regional recognition due to the breadth and influence of strong practice in our trust.

Our collaborative culture, driven by a strong moral purpose, is key to our success. We believe strong collaboration can drive school improvement and embed excellence in our academies. Our team is united with the common goal of delivering outstanding educational experiences and promoting the life chances of the young people in our academies now and in the future.

Following a recent period of growth, we are proud to serve circa 18,000 pupils who all attend one of our 10 secondary academies, 17 primary academies, an all-through provision, a studio school, a discrete post-16 provision, three special schools and two alternative provisions spanning the age ranges.

The CLF is an equal opportunity employer and is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. To ensure our leadership team is fully representative of the people we serve, we are encouraging applications for this role from global majority communities.

We are proud to be part of a diverse region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupils’ needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.

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