Lead Procurement Officer

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council seeks a Procurement Lead to manage significant procurement projects, ensuring compliance with public regulations and delivering value for money. The ideal candidate will have MCIPS qualification and experience in leading complex tenders. This role supports a hybrid working environment, promoting innovation and inclusivity within the council.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Competitive Pay

Great Leave Entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience in leading complex tendering exercises, including framework agreements.
• Ability to develop overall procurement strategy considering council requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement function ensuring value for money and compliance with legislation.
• Manage procurement projects worth between £25 to £75 million per annum.
• Supervise up to 6 Procurement Officers and 3 Support Officers.

Skills

Leadership

Procurement Strategy Development

Public Procurement Regulations

Education

MCIPS Qualification

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level four)

Location:Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About the Role

To take a lead role in driving the work of the procurement function for the Council to ensure value for money and adherence to the Guiding Principles of the Commissioning Framework.

To lead on delivery of a programme of procurement projects, often worth between £25 to £75 million per annum, in line with the Department's service strategy. Ensure that the supply-base is sustainable and has the capacity to deliver goods, works and services on behalf of the Council.

The job holder must also lead early procurement input into service specifications and Sourcing Plans and ensure that Procurement officers and providers work effectively across all areas of the organisation, including with commissioners, operational staff, quality monitoring and finance. Given the often unique nature of each procurement exercise the job holder must lead a procurement process which is efficient, but which complies with Public Procurement legislation and the Council's Contract Procedure rules.

The post holder will support the Category Manager in raising the standard of procurement activity with continually developing good practice.

The job holder reports to a Category Manager, and will provide category specific supervision of up to 6 Procurement Officers and up to 3 Procurement Support Officers

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualification of MCIPS or capable of demonstrating an equivalent level of knowledge through experience.
• Experience of leading the development of Category and Sourcing Plans for specific works, goods and services.
• Experience in leading on complex tendering exercises, including framework agreements,
• Deep knowledge of Public Procurement Regulations including UK Procurement Legislation
• Ability to develop of an overall procurement strategy which takes into account the requirements of the council, departments users and a variety of stakeholder

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Sue Oliver or Dawn Cafferty by email at [e-mail]. or [e-mail]

Closing Date: 30th May 2025.

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: Week commencing 23rd June 2025.

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