Job at a glance
To support the Head of Procurement, deliver the Council's Procurement Strategy Lead development of new contracts, including advising Executive Directors, senior management and departmental management teams on procurement and contract management matters whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislation Support the organisation with best practice procurement through training, coaching, written guidance and use of procurement related systems Main Accountabilities: Strategy development Help shape the direction of the council to drive forward procurement agenda and ensure delivery of its priorities and value to residents.
Provide a strategic vision for the future development of the service to enable the council to meet its future challenges through better procurement and contract management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Corporate leadership As a leader working as part of the distributed leadership network of the council, work together to drive forward and accept collective responsibility for a range of departmental and cross-cutting initiatives which are required to ensure changes are embedded in a sustainable way throughout the organisation.
Provide corporate leadership that encourages our staff to recognise their contribution to the strategic objectives the council has set. Service leadership and management Lead the integrated delivery, improvement, management and performance of the service, commissioning and directing activity within the council and externally as required, and ensuring overall objectives are translated into effective plans and that the service is efficient and locally responsive.
Provide inspirational and professional leadership to staff, strengthening skills and competence and fostering a strong culture of standards, performance and accountability. Resources / Financial management Ensure tight budgetary control and prioritise use of resources and assets to support the delivery of the council's corporate vision and help ensure that the council receives value for money from its procurement and contracts expenditure.
Drive and/or support the development of outcome-based commissioning models to better ensure strong price competition and transfer of risks through contracts with third parties. Champion and drive the development of commercial opportunities where appropriate. Partners and stakeholders Actively engage, communicate and influence within the council, across partners and with the wider local and central government community to champion the council's approach to unified public services.
Foster the bringing together of local services and decisions across agencies to reduce demand and help communities more independently support themselves. Business change Lead, develop and ensure implementation and review of change management programmes to deliver continual improvement. Assist the Chief Executive and Executive Directors in developing a single council-wide corporate culture to engender a strong and shared approach to delivering services and provide better support for staff to deliver savings.
Compliance Ensure that all activities within the service comply with the council's constitution, Standing Orders, financial regulations, health and safety and safeguarding responsibilities and that effective systems operate within the service to manage performance and risk. Equality and diversity Uphold and promote the aims of the council's equality and diversity policies to ensure non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work, and that diversity is embedded in everything, from workforce planning and policy development to planning service delivery.
Specific Responsibilities Lead departmental managers and teams to develop new procurement activity and contracts delivering clear service improvements and real cash savings; Lead departmental managers and teams on the assessment of current needs and expenditure, assessment of markets and early engagement with markets. Maintain strong presence in exter