Procurement Manager

Integrated Care System; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading authority in Leicester is seeking a Procurement Manager to oversee the procurement services team. This role involves developing and implementing strategies for high-value contracts and leading the procurement function within a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates should have significant public sector procurement experience and a commitment to delivering efficiently and effectively.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme membership

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Discounts on public transport

Qualifications

• Significant experience in public sector procurement and contract management.
• Experience managing high-value, high-risk procurement projects.
• Ability to achieve social value through procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for various services.
• Lead a team of procurement staff to ensure high performance.
• Manage procurement processes for complex contracts to deliver efficiency savings.

Skills

Public sector procurement knowledge

Contract management

Leadership

Innovation and strategy development

Job description

Are you ready to join one of the largest Unitary Authorities in England as we embark upon an ambitious programme of transformation?

If so, come and join the Procurement Team at Leicester City Council. This exciting opportunity is for a Procurement Manager within our Procurement Services team. You will be working in a fast-paced, highly dynamic Mayoral Authority with an annual spend of £400m, to procure a wide range of critical contracts for goods, works, and/or services.

This role plays a key part in the improvement, development, and innovation of the Procurement service. You can expect autonomy and encouragement in providing new ideas, along with an incredibly varied role where no two days will be the same.

You'll work 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday as part of our flexible working scheme. With hybrid working, you'll be based at home and Leicester City Offices, currently a minimum of 1 day a week at City Hall, Charles Street, Leicester.

Main duties of the job

Developing and implementing procurement strategies for categories of goods, works, or services. Using your innovation and creativity to manage demand, deliver efficiency savings, service improvements, and strategic objectives of the Council. You will be pragmatic, solution-focused, and able to work in a multi-disciplinary environment with internal and external partners.

You will act as procurement lead on a wide variety of high-profile, highly complex, and strategic projects. Participating in cross-functional project teams to deliver high-value, high-risk procurement projects.

As part of a team of professionals in the delivery of the Council's procurement function, you will help develop, mentor, and coach existing procurement staff, and promote the implementation of good practices and procedures.

About us

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and the option of flexible working. We also offer various training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse and talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. Our recruitment process is designed to be fair, welcoming, and to bring out the best in you. We will do all we can to make the process as smooth as possible. To assist you, please review our approach to recruitment page.

The roles are subject to a basic DBS check.

Job responsibilities

To provide decisive and effective leadership to a team of procurement staff in line with the council's Vision and Values, enabling them to do their best work and achieve high levels of performance.

Manage the procurement of high-value, high-risk goods, works, and/or services to enable service delivery to the council's customers, and to deliver efficiency savings and strategic objectives.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant experience and knowledge of public sector procurement, tendering, and contract management processes, including complex, high-risk, and high-value projects.
• Experience in using procurement to achieve social value, such as encouraging economic regeneration, local employment, skills development, and environmental improvements.
• Experience in developing and implementing procurement strategies for specific categories of goods, works, and/or services. Including training in Procurement Act 2023 (TPP) or a commitment to complete it within 4 weeks of starting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to ensure suitability for the role.

Flexible working options include full-time, part-time, job share, home or remote working, and compressed hours.