We are seeking a motivated Supported Living Purchasing Officer to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a key role responsible for managing all aspects of purchasing supported living packages of care and support, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective solutions that meet individual needs.
About the Role
As a Supported Living Purchasing Officer, you will:
- manage the end-to-end purchasing of supported living packages
- Work closely with internal teams, providers, and stakeholders to ensure appropriate care and support arrangements are purchased correctly
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion
- Resolve queries, challenges, and issues efficiently and effectively
- Ensure timely delivery of services while maintaining quality and value for money
This is a
hybrid role
, with some requirement to travel for meetings and team engagement as needed.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a strong background in
business support, data management, and purchasing/procurement
- Ideally has experience working within
adult social care
- Can work
autonomously
and manage a fast-paced workload
- Demonstrates excellent
prioritisation and organisational skills
- Has strong problem-solving abilities and can confidently resolve issues and queries
- Is confident in handling confidential and sensitive information
- Possesses
excellent IT skills
, including experience working with databases and systems
What We Offer
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
- Opportunities for professional development
- The chance to make a meaningful impact in supported living services
Additional Information
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact: Helen Francis, Team Manager
Helen.francis@kent.gov.uk
03000412740

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

Purchasing Coordinator JD