Procurement Manager

Bath & North East Somerset Council; Keynsham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bath & North East Somerset Council seeks an experienced Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities across the Council. This role involves managing complex procurement projects and implementing strategies that align with corporate objectives, all while working in a supportive team environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive public sector procurement experience and strong interpersonal skills to advise and collaborate with senior management.

Qualifications

• Experience as a public sector procurement manager.
• Robust knowledge of UK procurement legislation.
• Experience in leading complex procurement projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities within the Council.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies.
• Advise senior management on procurement matters.

Skills

Public sector experience

Strategic relationship building

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Tools

NEC Contracts

Job description

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives.

Are you an experienced and motivated procurement professional looking to make an impact? You will lead procurement activity, working with teams across the Council to develop their procurement requirements. If you’d like to work in a positive and friendly team to influence how the local authority shapes the services it delivers, few opportunities will offer a better chance of driving change.

You will be an experienced public sector procurement manager and have an excellent working knowledge of UK procurement legislation. You will have experience of providing advice, guidance and support to services areas in the context of procurement activity.

If you are forward-looking and have significant experience within public sector, running innovative and robust procurement projects, we’d love to talk to you. Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong business partnering, analytical, communication and organisational skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to get involved and make a difference in significant projects, leading to transformation in service delivery.

About The Role

As a Procurement Manager, you will be a key member of the Strategic Procurement Team within the Resources Directorate, responsible for advising and supporting senior management and officers on all aspects of procurement activity within the Council Directorates.

The role plays a key part in developing and implementing our Procurement Strategy, ensuring that procurement activity contributes to delivery of the Council’s Corporate Strategy.

You will take responsibility for leading a major procurement spend category. This will involve leading and managing numerous complex end to end procurements from soft market testing through to contract award. You will develop procurement strategies and provide advice, guidance and training to internal staff and managers who will be working on these high value procurements.

About You

You will have significant public sector procurement experience and expertise. You will thrive in forming strategic relationships with senior management teams. You will drive delivery of a range of procurement projects along with heads of service, commissioning managers and contract managers.

You will have a robust working knowledge of public sector procurement legislation and will be experienced in developing strategy and policies and supporting directorates to ensure these policies are implemented.

You will demonstrate the confidence to act as the professional lead in procurement matters, while constructively and professionally challenging colleagues when appropriate.

You will be a proactive manager with a collaborative work style, you will lead by example, demonstrating a people-focussed, risk-based approach to procurement in support of council strategic objectives.

It would be advantageous for you to have experience of working in an IT procurement context and in procurements relating to Works, plus use of NEC Contracts.

If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Cheryl Hansford, Head of Procurement, on or 01225 477273.

Interview date: TBC

No Agencies Please.

Whilst the office base will be Keynsham Civic Centre, easily accessible via car or public transport, we have a hybrid working model, which can include some home working for which IT equipment will be provided.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this role at any time.

About Bath & North East Somerset Council.

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Why Bath & North East Somerset Council?

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Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered.