Procurement Specialist
Posted 1 day ago by Venn Group
£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role involves engaging experienced interim professionals for two key positions within a Local Authority's procurement transformation programme in the West Midlands. The positions focus on strengthening governance and developing procurement policies in alignment with new legislation. Both roles offer predominantly home working with occasional on-site attendance. Candidates with a strong background in procurement governance, policy, or local government transformation are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviewing and establishing robust procurement governance frameworks.
- Ensuring compliance with PCR 2015 and forthcoming TPP reforms.
- Updating delegated authority structures, approval pathways, and decision-making thresholds.
- Strengthening category governance, contract management oversight, and risk controls.
- Designing effective assurance mechanisms and workflows.
- Advising on governance requirements as part of a wider operating model redesign.
- Reviewing, rewriting, and modernising procurement policies and procedures.
- Aligning documentation with 2024/25 procurement reforms.
- Embedding priorities including social value, sustainability, compliance, and risk management.
- Incorporating new thresholds and statutory requirements under TPP.
- Producing practical, user-friendly guidance for internal stakeholders.
- Supporting culture and behaviour change across the organisation.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in procurement governance.
- Experience in policy development and transformation.
- Knowledge of local government procurement processes.
- Familiarity with PCR 2015 and TPP reforms.
- Ability to design governance frameworks and assurance mechanisms.
- Skills in modernising policies and procedures.
- Understanding of social value, sustainability, and compliance.
- Experience in stakeholder engagement and guidance production.
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Interim Opportunities – Procurement Transformation (Midlands | Hybrid | £500 p/d Umbrella) We are supporting a Local Authority undergoing a significant procurement transformation programme , and we are looking to engage experienced interim professionals for two key roles. Both positions offer predominantly home working with occasional on-site attendance.
Interim – Governance Lead (Procurement Service) Day Rate: - £500 Umbrella We’re seeking an interim specialist to strengthen and shape the governance of a procurement function currently undergoing transformation.
- Key focus areas include:
- Reviewing and establishing robust procurement governance frameworks
- Ensuring compliance with PCR 2015 and forthcoming TPP reforms
- Updating delegated authority structures, approval pathways, and decision-making thresholds
- Strengthening category governance, contract management oversight, and risk controls
- Designing effective assurance mechanisms and workflows
- Advising on governance requirements as part of a wider operating model redesign
Interim – Procurement Policy Specialist Day Rate: - £500 Umbrella This role will support the development of a refreshed policy suite aligned to both the new operating model and new procurement legislation.
- Key focus areas include:
- Reviewing, rewriting, and modernising procurement policies and procedures
- Aligning documentation with 2024/25 procurement reforms
- Embedding priorities including social value, sustainability, compliance, and risk management
- Incorporating new thresholds and statutory requirements under TPP
- Producing practical, user-friendly guidance for internal stakeholders
- Supporting culture and behaviour change across the organisation
If you are an experienced interim with a strong background in procurement governance , policy , or local government transformation , please apply