Procurement Team Leader Places

Telford and Wrekin Council; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Telford is seeking a Procurement Team Leader to lead a team of Procurement Officers and ensure effective contract management. The ideal candidate will have experience in procurement processes and strong negotiation skills, along with the ability to provide commercial guidance. This role offers competitive pay, generous leave entitlement, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Local Government Pension Scheme

Staff benefits and discounts

Free on-site parking

Generous leave entitlement

Employee assistance programme

Flexible and mobile working policy

Qualifications

• Experience in leading procurement teams and managing contracts.
• Ability to provide commercial guidance and best practices.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the Procurement Officers and Quality and Data Officer.
• Develop and maintain contract information and administrative systems.
• Contribute to the Council's vision and strategies.

Job description

We are looking for a Procurement Team Leader to join our team at Telford & Wrekin Council.

The post holder will lead and support a team of Places' Procurement Officers and a Quality & Data Officer to carry out the full procurement process for designated Places contractual and grant funded arrangements. They will provide the specialist knowledge, advice and guidance to contribute and influence commercial projects and strategy development; work with operational and professional staff in determining contracting requirements; negotiate, establish and monitor contracts and agreements and quality standards; and ensure that effective contract information and administrative systems are maintained.

Major tasks include:

Contribute to, champion and deliver the vision, priorities and strategies of the Council both internally and externally in accordance with the Council's values.

To support and manage the Procurement Officers and Quality and Data Officer through specific procurement and commercial guidance, sharing best practice and knowledge to improve quality of services and outcomes for procurement and contracted services and supplies for corporate and strategic procurement.

Work closely with the Procurement Team Leader People and the Brokerage Team leader to effectively plan and manage workloads and priorities across the teams.

To take responsibility to provide the SDMs and wider council's clients with key information on contracts and timely data to inform Performance Indicators, and ensure that a record of contracts, their prices and details for each tender and contract is maintained.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

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We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
• Free on-site parking
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
• Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

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