Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist to provide strategic leadership across its high-value investment programmes and major capital projects.

You will direct the commercial strategy, lead specialist procurement teams, and offer expert advice to Corporate Directors and governance bodies to ensure value for money, risk management and ethical procurement across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading commercial procurement across major capital programmes or complex investment portfolios.
• Extensive expertise in developing and approving complex procurement strategies, commercial models and high-value contractual arrangements.
• Strong experience leading major commercial negotiations, supplier management and dispute resolution within highly regulated procurement environments.
• Excellent knowledge of public sector procurement legislation, governance and commercial best practice, including the Procurement Act 2023.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience advising senior executives, elected members and governance boards on complex commercial matters.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing procurement teams, building capability, resilience and commercial excellence.
• Full MCIPS membership (or equivalent professional expertise), together with recognised leadership experience or qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial strategy across a portfolio of major procurement programmes, ensuring alignment with Council priorities and delivering long-term value.
• Lead and develop specialist procurement and programme office teams, creating a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous professional development.
• Provide expert commercial advice to Corporate Directors, Senior Responsible Owners, Boards and Committees, supporting informed decision-making on the Council's most significant investments.
• Develop and approve innovative procurement strategies, commercial models and sourcing approaches for complex capital, regeneration and infrastructure programmes.
• Lead major commercial negotiations, supplier relationships and contract resolution activities, protecting the Council's interests while fostering collaborative partnerships.
• Oversee commercial governance, procurement compliance and portfolio-wide risk management, ensuring delivery complies with the Procurement Act 2023 and the highest standards of ethical procurement.
• Champion innovation, technology and AI to strengthen procurement capability, improve delivery and maximise commercial outcomes across the major projects portfolio.

Skills

MCIPS

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy

Public sector procurement

Job description

Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist

Permanent

Grade 7 - £66,627 - £85,845

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Lead the commercial strategy behind Birmingham's most significant investment programmes

Are you an accomplished commercial procurement leader with experience delivering major capital programmes? Birmingham City Council is looking for an Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist to provide strategic leadership across our highest-value, highest-risk investment programmes.

This is a senior leadership opportunity to shape the commercial strategy for transformational projects that will have a lasting impact on Birmingham. Leading specialist teams and working alongside senior leaders, you'll ensure procurement delivers innovation, value for money, effective risk management and outstanding outcomes for the city and its residents.

About the Role

As the Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist, you'll provide strategic leadership by:

• Leading the commercial strategy across a portfolio of major procurement programmes, ensuring alignment with Council priorities and delivering long-term value.
• Leading and developing specialist procurement and programme office teams, creating a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous professional development.
• Providing expert commercial advice to Corporate Directors, Senior Responsible Owners, Boards and Committees, supporting informed decision-making on the Council's most significant investments.
• Developing and approving innovative procurement strategies, commercial models and sourcing approaches for complex capital, regeneration and infrastructure programmes.
• Leading major commercial negotiations, supplier relationships and contract resolution activities, protecting the Council's interests while fostering collaborative partnerships.
• Overseeing commercial governance, procurement compliance and portfolio-wide risk management, ensuring delivery complies with the Procurement Act 2023 and the highest standards of ethical procurement.
• Championing innovation, technology and AI to strengthen procurement capability, improve delivery and maximise commercial outcomes across the major projects portfolio.

About You

We're looking for an exceptional commercial leader who combines strategic thinking with outstanding procurement expertise and leadership capability. You'll bring:

• Significant experience leading commercial procurement across major capital programmes or complex investment portfolios, delivering successful commercial and organisational outcomes.
• Extensive expertise in developing and approving complex procurement strategies, commercial models and high-value contractual arrangements.
• Strong experience leading major commercial negotiations, supplier management and dispute resolution within highly regulated procurement environments.
• Excellent knowledge of public sector procurement legislation, governance and commercial best practice, including the Procurement Act 2023.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience advising senior executives, elected members and governance boards on complex commercial matters.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing procurement teams, building capability, resilience and commercial excellence.
• Full MCIPS membership (or equivalent professional expertise), together with recognised leadership experience or qualifications.

Why Join Us?

At Birmingham City Council, you'll help shape the commercial strategy behind some of the city's most significant investment programmes. In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to lead procurement across major regeneration, infrastructure and capital investment programmes that will transform Birmingham.
• A senior leadership role within an ambitious Commercial and Procurement Service committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to further develop your strategic leadership, commercial and procurement expertise through ongoing professional development.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
• A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.

A rewarding career where your leadership will strengthen commercial delivery, improve public value and help deliver transformational outcomes for the people of Birmingham.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, andwe arecommitted to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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