Procurement and Commercial Services Lead

Venn Group; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Wales is seeking a Professional Lead to manage a team of 12 experts in procurement and commercial services. This full-time role, predominantly remote, involves providing leadership, driving procurement effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. Candidates should have a public sector procurement background and the ability to navigate political climates. Interested applicants can apply via email with their CV.

Qualifications

• Background in public sector procurement and ability to navigate political climates.
• Proven ability to lead or contribute to procurement programmes.
• Experience with new finance systems and commissioning frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a team of 12 experts in procurement and commercial matters.
• Drive procurement effectiveness and support commissioning strategy development.
• Ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and oversee contract management.

Skills

Public sector procurement

Strategic procurement programmes

Team leadership

Compliance with Procurement Act 2023

Job description

Overview

We're working with a Wales based Council who are seeking a Professional Lead to support the Procurement and Commercial Services, assisting the council to manage a small team of 12 experts, providing effective leadership on procurement and commercial matters.

Location: Wales

Set-up: Predominantly remote working, may require the odd day on-site

Rate: £590 per day via umbrella, inside IR35

Duration: 6 month contract

Hours: Full-time position (37-hours)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support a small team of 12 experts, providing effective leadership on procurement and commercial matters
• The role will require oversight of the team, they act as an enabling function to help service area teams achieve their strategic commissioning aims and secure operational, financial and social value objectives
• Whilst driving procurement effectiveness you will also play a key role in supporting commissioning strategy development across the Council and improving Contract Management skills and practices
• The role will ensure we implement and embed compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and oversee the implementation of a Contract Module in the new Finance system
• We are about to roll out updated contract procedure rules, and introduce procurement act tasks, as well as finalising a Commissioning Framework that needs to be implemented

Experience

• The successful applicant will have a background that includes public sector procurement and be able to navigate the political climate, ensure councillors are supported in their decision making and understand potential supply chain risks
• Proven ability to lead or contribute to strategic procurement programmes, including service design, procurement and performance management
• Experience of implementing and embedding of new Finance systems, compliance and commissioning framework

Should this position be of interest to you, please apply or send an email with an updated copy of your CV to [e-mail] and myself or a member of the team will give you a call to discuss further

At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications. However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.