• Lead the development and delivery of procurement strategies across a range of directorates.
• Manage, support and develop Senior Procurement Leads and wider team members.
• Act as a senior point of contact for key internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Provide proactive, solutions‑focused commercial advice across complex and varied procurement portfolios.
• Ensure compliant, efficient and effective delivery of procurement projects to time and budget.
• Represent the organisation in stakeholder forums, offering strategic advice to local authority partners.
• Produce high‑quality written reports and monthly progress updates.
• Deliver procurement savings and efficiency targets.
• Support and deputise for the Head of Procurement when required.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, benchmarking performance against local and national standards.

• Strong experience delivering end‑to‑end procurement, including tendering and evaluation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrable experience leading procurement teams and developing high‑performing individuals.
• Deep understanding of the full procurement lifecycle.
• Skilled problem solver with a track record of achieving results in complex settings.
• Confident managing changing priorities and large, varied workloads.
• Public sector procurement experience.
• Relevant procurement qualification.

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