Procurement Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join Herefordshire Council’s Commercial Services Team.

Forming part of the Corporate Services Department, the Commercial Services Team is a dynamic, multi-skilled team which provides council directorates with commercial, procurement and contract management advice and support. This permanent position is ideally suited to someone with a procurement/ commercial background who wants to advance their career in a busy and supportive workplace.

You will be responsible for managing a dynamic team of six Commercial and Procurement Officers, together with whom you’ll provide advice and assistance to Council’s departments on a wide range of issues, varying in complexity, in order to proactively find solutions and maximise value for money whilst also ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.  The role will require you to support the Commercial Services Manager in the planning, organisation, management and delivery of the commercial and procurement service to drive and deliver an efficient, effective and responsive service for the organisation, whilst promoting a commercial value for money culture.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, management and coaching/mentoring styles to drive the development of the team and advocate and will drive positive change in the development of excellent public sector procurement practice within the organisation. You’ll have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, refined analytical and problem-solving skills along with a strong ‘can do’ attitude. The successful candidate will also be expected to deputise for the Commercial Services Manager as required.

You will evidence a strong background in leading on procurement projects that are complex both in terms of the services being procured and the stakeholder dynamics across a wide range of subject areas including construction and social care.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience of working at a senior level in a commercial and procurement team and must be able to evidence demonstrable achievements in a public sector procurement and supply environment. You will be suitably qualified by having CIPS level 6 (or actively working towards this) or educated to degree level or equivalent and demonstrable experience for both.

Flexible Working:

We fully recognise the importance of work-life balance and consider Herefordshire Council to be a modern, vibrant workplace where creativity and collaboration is actively encouraged. 

We’re offering you the flexibility to work from home or in the office.  If you would like to compress your hours to give yourself more time in the afternoons or mornings then this is possible, and we also recognise that this can change to suit as circumstances change. 

Most of our team work flexibly and largely work from their home, with the occasional day in the office to attend meetings and work collaboratively on projects.  We anticipate that this would be the case for this role and therefore we encourage applications from nationwide commercial and procurement specialists.

We are a friendly team who strive to work together, interact and problem solve in order for everyone to feel fully supported. We are happy to discuss career aspirations and will support you to achieve them. You will be part of a team who strive for excellence and continuous professional growth, working in a supportive and flexible environment.

Full details of the job role and the requirements for the job are detailed in the role profile.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Carrie Christopher (Commercial Services Manager) on 01432 383565 or email [email protected].