Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist

Job Description

Salary range: Grade 14 £54,927 - £57,150 p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

Croydon Council is committed to delivering high quality services that improve outcomes for residents across the borough. Our Strategic Procurement team plays a key role in supporting Adult Social Care, Children's Social Care and Public Health services, ensuring that vital care, support and health-related contracts deliver value for money, social value and positive outcomes for some of our most vulnerable residents. We are seeking a Strategic Procurement Specialist to join our team and help shape the procurement of critical services that make a real difference to communities across Croydon.

As a Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will support the delivery of strategic procurement activity across a range of social care and public health spend areas, leading procurements from beginning to end. You will design and implement effective routes to market, manage end-to-end tender exercises, undertake market and spend analysis, provide commercial advice to commissioners and stakeholders and ensure compliance with relevant procurement legislation and council governance requirements. You will help secure high-quality services that meet the needs of residents while delivering best value for the Council.

We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of managing complex, service-based procurement projects and leading complex tender exercises through the procurement lifecycle. You will have a working knowledge of public procurement legislation, experience advising on routes to market for service-based procurements. Experience within local government, health, adult social care, children's social care or public health commissioning environments would be advantageous. Strong stakeholder management, communication and project management skills are essential, together with the ability to analyse information, manage competing priorities and deliver results to deadlines.

A CIPS Level 4 qualification, or equivalent experience, is desirable, alongside a commitment to continuing professional development and working towards MCIPS. Occasional attendance at evening meetings may be required.

Join us and help deliver innovative, compliant and impactful procurement solutions that improve lives and strengthen public services across Croydon. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career within a supportive and forward-thinking team while contributing to procurements that directly support adults, children, families and communities across the borough.

Apply early

This vacancy may close without notice if a sufficient number of applications are received. Early application is therefore encouraged.

About us

Croydon Council's Priorities

Croydon Council is committed to maintaining a sustainable financial position, listening to residents, and delivering high-quality, sustainable services.

Croydon Council is focused on:

• Creating a cleaner and safer Croydon.
• Supporting a thriving town centre and local high streets.
• Delivering a fair deal for residents.
• Improving roads and journeys across the borough.
• Creating places people are proud to call home.
• Backing families, children, young people and adults.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Subject to business needs, we are pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby employees attend the workplace for part of their working week and work remotely for the remainder.

Croydon Council is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We guarantee an interview to eligible current and former members of the UK Armed Forces who meet the essential criteria for the role.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where the role requires one.