Corporate Procurement Team Leader - DEE06687

Dundee City Council; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Dundee City Council is recruiting for a procurement professional to support its centralised Corporate Procurement service. The role is hybrid, with duties split between home and Dundee House, and a 37-hour week.

Applicants should be qualified or willing to achieve MCIPS/CIPS within four years of appointment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in public sector procurement, strong negotiation and contract management skills, and the ability to lead, develop staff and drive

Qualifications

• Experience applying public sector procurement regulations within a regulated environment.
• Track record delivering strategic procurement projects in a complex public sector or utilities setting.
• Proven ability to lead, supervise, project manage and develop staff; emphasis on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support the Corporate Procurement Manager in developing and delivering a centralised Corporate Procurement service for Dundee City Council.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Leadership & staff development

Project management

Negotiation

Office 365

Education

MCIPS

CIPS Level 6

Tools

Office 365

Teams

Word

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Working in a hybrid style, based at home and Dundee House, you will work full time, 37 hours per week. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Julie Thompson on 07985 818034 or email [e-mail]

Requirements

You will have accredited to MCIPS or qualified to CIPS Level 6 or equivalent or You will be willing to achieve this within 4 years of appointment.

Responsibilities

You will support the Corporate Procurement Manager in the development and delivery of an effective centralised Corporate Procurement service for Dundee City Council. Please find additional information attached.

The Individual

You will have experience of applying public sector procurement regulations within a regulated procurement environment (transferable regulatory procurement knowledge). You will have experience of delivering strategic procurement projects within a complex public sector or utilities organisation. You will have experience of leading, supervising, project managing and developing staff along with a career portfolio indicating an appreciation of the importance of continuous improvement. You will have positive customer relations, experience of working with a range of clients, including some experience of working with senior managers with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Office 365, Teams, Word, Excel. You will have an understanding of all applicable Scottish and UK Public sector procurement legislation, together with an appreciation of an employer's Standing Orders and their application. You will have proven negotiation skills and contract management experience to achieve significant saving. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to produce and constructively present accurate and complex reports and act as an internal and external ambassador for Corporate Procurement. The ability to plan, lead and implement innovative change to drive procurement best practice. Flexibility and the ability to respond to urgent requests, simultaneous demands or shifting priorities the ability to lead, support and develop staff, applying project management principles to plan, co-ordinate and deliver agreed workplans and objectives are essential. A Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check is required.