We have a range of support departments, working behind the scenes across the capital.
Join us and you will play a crucial part in helping Londoners in emergencies.
We have career opportunities in our procurement team, regardless of where you are in your career, from senior contracts managers and category leads to purchasing assistants.
Join us, and help us be Trusted to Protect and Serve London
Why work with us?
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s fire and rescue service - one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. Employing over 5000 people across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer 999 calls), fire safety and our non-operational team - who work behind the scenes to support our frontline services, which include Fleet, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Communications and many more.
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LFB is a truly unique Blue Light organisation in regard to both scope and impact across the Greater London area and beyond, and this is particularly tangible in our Frontline Operations/Professional Services and Estates/Assets teams.
As such, it is critical to continue the excellent progression in our long-term transformation journey within procurement and strategically support key major projects with people who will:
- Lead end-to-end public sector procurements from strategic deployment through to contract award and mobilisation
- Manage contractual agreements to ensure best value for money and service delivery
- Take a pro-active approach to building and developing relationships with suppliers and stakeholders alike
- Maintain best practice in regard to responsible procurement, social value, and sustainability
- Be a key part of a team crucial to major project delivery in an organisation serving eight million people
The Roles
Senior Procurement & Contracts Manager - Professional Services
2 roles
Reporting to the Head of Procurement – Frontline Operations & Professional Services, the Senior Procurement & Contracts Manager will support the development and delivery of sourcing strategy and contract management across the Professional Services category.
Senior Procurement & Contracts Manager - Frontline Operations
1 role
Reporting to the Head of Procurement – Frontline Operations & Professional Services, the Senior Procurement & Contracts Manager will support the development and delivery of sourcing strategy and contract management across the Frontline Operations category.
Senior Category Lead - Estates / Assets
1 role
Reporting to the Head of Procurement – Assets & Estates, the Category Lead will take ownership of end‑to‑end procurement and contract management across assets, estates and capital works.