Purchasing Officer

FCDO SERVICES

Purchasing Officer- Fixed Term- 12 Months

33,014 plus a location allowance of 1,750 and excellent benefits

Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes

Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

At FCDO Services we protect the UKs interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission were on. In our world, it all matters.

Behind every modern embassy or overseas project we support, theres a dedicated Procurement team here in the UK making it all happen. They strive to provide value for money supply chains in a compliant manner to support the organisation, FCDO and our wider market customers, shaping strategies for sustainable and ethical sourcing. And now, you've got the opportunity to join them.

Sourcing for global projects

Balancing cost with quality

Having everything you need to grow

It all matters

Use all your purchasing skills as you support our global mission

Procurement at FCDO Services is busy, fast-paced and highly collaborative, and when you join one of our buying teams youll follow our policies and regulations as you work to provide a service of the very highest quality. Directing, engaging, coaching, managing and developing your team, and ensuring key performance measures are met, youll review requisitions for accuracy and compliance before gaining approval from Senior Managers. Operating within a delegated authority limit, youll also work with your Purchasing Manager to increase customer satisfaction and engagement with the team.

Committed to ensuring business compliance with relevant procurement policies, and identifying solutions to ongoing issues and trends by undertaking monthly and quarterly reviews of team reporting and analysis, well expect you to provide professional advice on any escalated matters. Youll also support your colleagues in external and internal audits, deliver scheduled reports and manage business processes. Acting as the teams Information Asset Manager, youll ensure that all data is stored correctly, identify risks and suggest mitigations, and work to identify efficiencies and opportunities to collaborate buying activities.

Grow and develop your career as you help defend the UKs security interests

In this important role, youll be part of a growing centralised buying function at FCDO Services, joining us at a point where the team is shaping how purchasing support will work in the future. An inspirational and motivating communicator with superb customer service skills, youll be an imaginative problem solver and have the confidence to work with managers at all levels of our global organisation. Capable of meeting tight deadlines and performance targets without direct supervision, you should also have well developed experience of line management or its equivalent, an aptitude for change and a readiness to continually look for process improvements to create efficiencies.

Your excellent writing skills will allow you to produce clear, concise reports and briefings for internal stakeholders, and some knowledge of business performance management and commercial processes would be desirable. In addition, an understanding of the Enterprise Resource Planning platform and systems we use for our core finance operations would be a bonus.

Discover the support you need to grow your career further

But were always looking to improve just like you. Thats why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, youll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

Want to see your future teams work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If youre successful in your application, well ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Security Check (SC) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/

To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

Closing date: 22nd September 2026

It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world

The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know youre welcome and valued. Its what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why were recognised as a Carer Confident workplace. And its how you know youre joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.

• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Experience at working with managers at all levels across an organisation
• A dedicated approach to meeting strict deadlines and performance targets without direct supervision
• Line management or equivalent experience
• An ability to provide reports and briefings for internal stakeholders
• An ability to continually look for process improvements to create efficiencies