Assistant Director Procurement and Sustainability

Norfolk County Council; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services (physi</

Flexible working – hybrid/remote

Job summary

Norfolk County Council is seeking an experienced Assistant Director Procurement and Sustainability to lead major sourcing, contract management and transactional activities. The role focuses on shaping commercial practice, aligning processes and governance, and delivering a more integrated procurement function across the organisation.

You will work with the Procurement leadership team to steer risk management, build capability, and provide strategic commercial advice.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement leadership and contract management.
• Ability to set a clear vision for improvement and drive cross-team collaboration.
• Strong understanding of commercial governance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sourcing, contract management and transactions support across the commercial lifecycle.
• Align processes, tools and governance to create a more integrated procurement function.
• Provide strategic commercial advice to the wider organisation and shape the function's development.

Job description

Assistant Director Procurement and Sustainability | 11601 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £80,297 to £89,582 per annum (Scale O) | County Hall, Norwich

Each year, Norfolk County Council spends over £1 billion through contracts with third parties, helping us deliver vital local services and keep the council running.

As the scale and complexity of our contracting activity grows, we’re expanding our Procurement Team and looking for a commercial leader to help shape how we respond.

We want someone who understands what great commercial practice looks like, can set a clear vision for improvement and bring people with them to turn that vision into reality.

You’ll oversee key operational functions within Procurement, including sourcing, contract management and transactions support. A key part of the role will therefore be bringing these areas together across the commercial lifecycle, aligning processes, tools and governance to create a more integrated approach.

You’ll work collaboratively as part of the Procurement leadership team to help shape how we manage commercial risks, build team capability, and provide strategic commercial advice across the wider organisation.

As a new role, this is a real opportunity to make your mark and shape how the function develops.

For any enquiries about the opportunity, please reach out to Al Collier, Director of Procurement and Sustainability ( [e-mail])

Interviews will be taking place on the weeks commencing 7th and 14th December

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 15 November 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 2 December 2026 16:00