Purchasing Coordinator - Supported Living
Kent County Council
Maidstone, ME14 1QXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£29,167 to £30,934
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Closing date
14 November 2026
25 days leftJob description
What will you be doing?
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.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
For further information on this role, please contact Helen Brabham, Team Manager:
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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.
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Provenance
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LG Jobs
First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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