Procurement Lead – Children’s Services (Remote)

4Recruitment Services; Shrewsbury; Remote; GBP 92,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Job summary

4Recruitment Services seeks an experienced Procurement Consultant for a remote role with a UK local authority based in Shrewsbury. You will lead Children’s Services procurement, develop the category approach and work with commissioners to progress priority procurements, ensuring commercial credibility and compliance for a large rural authority.

The role demands strong category management within Children’s Services, a track record of complex, high-value procurements, and the ability to align

Qualifications

• Significant procurement experience in Children’s Services, ideally within local government.
• Ability to develop category plans and procurement pipelines.
• Experience liaising with commissioners and cross-department stakeholders.
• Knowledge of provider markets related to children’s social care and SEND.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Children’s Services commissioners to understand current pipeline and priorities.
• Develop a coherent Children’s Services category plan connected to Adults and Public Health.
• Translate commissioning requirements into clear, proportionate procurement strategies.
• Lead and support complex and high-value procurements from early market through to award.
• Test assumptions, identify risks and shape realistic sourcing options with a critical friend approach.
• Balance compliance, value for money, provider-market capacity and outcomes for children.
• Provide structure and expertise to build sustainable capability as work progresses.

Skills

Procurement experience in Children’s_S

Local government experience

Category management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

4Recruitment Services seeks an experienced Procurement Consultant for a remote role with a UK local authority based in Shrewsbury. You will lead Children’s Services procurement, develop the category approach and work with commissioners to progress priority procurements, ensuring commercial credibility and compliance for a large rural authority.

The role demands strong category management within Children’s Services, a track record of complex, high-value procurements, and the ability to align