• Manage a team of procurement professionals in the delivery of the Council's Procurement Strategy
• Operate the Council's Procurement Centre of Excellence
• Ensure best practice in procurement and contract management is adhered to across the Council.
• Provide technical assurance and develop internal standards, policies and procedures within the specialist/category area.
• Working collaboratively across the organisation to undertake the provision of guidance, advice, training and where required manage the hands-on support from the specialists to services within the Council
• Ensure the team is current with developments in legislation and best practice relevant to professional area, and develop proposals for organisational improvement as appropriate to level.
• Applying knowledge to lead projects around major procurements within the Council.
• Contribute to the development of corporate policy, strategy and plans including responding to legislative and guidance changes on procurement and contract management
• Working within statutory Council and Government guidelines and ensuring full statutory compliance in the delivery of the service.
• Ensure delivery and management of those corporate contracts under direct control of the Procurement Team.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.