Senior Associate: Major Procurement & Programs Leader

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist to provide strategic leadership across its high-value investment programmes and major capital projects.

You will direct the commercial strategy, lead specialist procurement teams, and offer expert advice to Corporate Directors and governance bodies to ensure value for money, risk management and ethical procurement across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading commercial procurement across major capital programmes or complex investment portfolios.
• Extensive expertise in developing and approving complex procurement strategies, commercial models and high-value contractual arrangements.
• Strong experience leading major commercial negotiations, supplier management and dispute resolution within highly regulated procurement environments.
• Excellent knowledge of public sector procurement legislation, governance and commercial best practice, including the Procurement Act 2023.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience advising senior executives, elected members and governance boards on complex commercial matters.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing procurement teams, building capability, resilience and commercial excellence.
• Full MCIPS membership (or equivalent professional expertise), together with recognised leadership experience or qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial strategy across a portfolio of major procurement programmes, ensuring alignment with Council priorities and delivering long-term value.
• Lead and develop specialist procurement and programme office teams, creating a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous professional development.
• Provide expert commercial advice to Corporate Directors, Senior Responsible Owners, Boards and Committees, supporting informed decision-making on the Council's most significant investments.
• Develop and approve innovative procurement strategies, commercial models and sourcing approaches for complex capital, regeneration and infrastructure programmes.
• Lead major commercial negotiations, supplier relationships and contract resolution activities, protecting the Council's interests while fostering collaborative partnerships.
• Oversee commercial governance, procurement compliance and portfolio-wide risk management, ensuring delivery complies with the Procurement Act 2023 and the highest standards of ethical procurement.
• Champion innovation, technology and AI to strengthen procurement capability, improve delivery and maximise commercial outcomes across the major projects portfolio.

Skills

MCIPS

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy

Public sector procurement

Job description

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Specialist to provide strategic leadership across its high-value investment programmes and major capital projects.

You will direct the commercial strategy, lead specialist procurement teams, and offer expert advice to Corporate Directors and governance bodies to ensure value for money, risk management and ethical procurement across the portfolio.