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Location

Solihull, West Midlands | United Kingdom

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Job description

We currently have an exciting new opportunity for a Procurement Policy, Systems and Governance Manager to join our our well-respected team who are responsible for providing a procurement service to Solihull Council, Solihull Community Housing and the Urban Growth Company.

Supporting delivery of the Council’s procurement strategy, you will be:

• Ensuring commercial assurance and governance against our corporate approach.
• Measuring and reporting performance against continuous improvement plans and KPIs.
• Ensuring best practice for procurement, contract management, commercial change and improvement.
• Ensuring the effective use of Procurement ICT Systems including Oracle Fusion, Atamis and SharePoint)
• Lead in the management and delivery of procurement projects
• Ensuring that the Council’s statutory obligations are met

To be successful in the role you will have:

• A relevant degree (or equivalent) and CIPS professional qualifications (or the ability to demonstrate an equivalent knowledge of procurement legislation)
• Experience of managing a related function at a senior level
• Excellent working knowledge of Public Sector Procurement legislation
• Experience of successfully managing change providing measurable service improvements.
• Experience in the development and implementation of policies and procedures
• Experience in the use and management of IT and large-scale Procurement software systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.

In return, this role provides an excellent opportunity to make the most of your procurement expertise; and use your skills to help shape and implement a strategy that has continuous improvement at its heart.

Working for Solihull means that not only can we offer employees a great working environment, but also a range of flexible working options, including flexi leave, home working, generous annual leave entitlements, attractive staff discounts and a career average pension scheme.

We are currently implementing our Smarter Ways of Working as we recognise that work is what you do and not necessarily where you go. Our aim is to balance the needs of our employees with service delivery. For this post, this is likely to include a combination of home working and working from our offices in central Solihull.

To apply, please click on the link below and upload a supporting statement outlining how you meet the essential experience and skills as outlined on the person specification.

If you have a specific question or require further information please Charlotte Kings, Head of Procurement - [email protected] or 0121 704 8556.

You can learn more about our Procurement Team here –

Closing Date: 10th March 2024

Interviews will be held: W/c 18th March 2024

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Not Required .

This post requires the following Disclosure and Barring check: Not required .

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Supporting documents
Job Description & Person Specification.

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