Head of Procurement

Responsibilities of the Role

• Lead the council’s procurement function, setting priorities and ensuring consistent delivery across the procurement pipeline.
• Provide strategic procurement advice to senior stakeholders, ensuring compliant routes to market and robust governance.
• Oversee complex and high-value procurements, supporting key service areas to deliver outcomes and value for money.
• Drive savings, social value, and commercial outcomes through effective category and sourcing strategies.
• Lead, coach and develop the procurement team, embedding best practice and improving ways of working.
• Work closely with Legal, Finance and service leads to manage risk, strengthen contract management, and improve supplier performance.
• Support transformation / improvement activity across procurement processes, policies and controls as required.

To be successful in the role you will have

• Significant experience leading procurement within a Local Authority.
• Strong knowledge of public procurement regulations, governance and audit requirements.
• Proven ability to deliver complex procurements and influence senior stakeholders across multiple service areas.
• Strong leadership capability, with experience managing and developing teams.
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused approach and confidence operating at pace in an interim capacity.

Next Steps

This role is an initial 6-month contract with likely extension and is Inside IR35 (dependent on experience).

You will be required to be in the office 2-3 days per week, with the remainder remote.

Interviews will be taking place in the next couple of weeks—if you are interested in knowing more, apply today or contact Rashani Johnson @ Panoramic Associates.