The Commercial and Procurement Manager is responsible for :
- develop and implement, in consultation with the Head of Contract Delivery procurement strategy to deliver the capital investment programme requirements and services contracts associated with compliance and other services contract;
- ensuring all procurement exercises comply with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 where applicable;
- ensuring appropriate approvals are in place in accordance with the Councils Governance framework, for the award of contracts and contract variations;
- chairing tender evaluation panels, to ensure all tenders are evaluated consistently and good practice is adhered too and sitting on evaluation panels when required;
- ensuring appropriate social value outcomes within contracts are achieved;
- developing and implementing procurement to fully support and integrate Section 20 consultation and robust processes for enabling the home ownership teams successful leaseholder contribution recovery and / or successful defending leaseholder challenge at First tier tribunal
- ensuring a robust financial governance position is in place and adhered to across all projects;
- providing budget forecast information to the Head of Contract Delivery, as required;
Requirements
Significant experience of procurement within the public sector and in line with relevant legislation.Experience of working in housing or local government sectorsChartered membership of a relevant professional body – (Experienced candidates, working towards chartered status will be considered.)Significant experience in a similar roleExtensive knowledge of contract forms; collateral warranties and other forms of securitiesExperiencing of tendering contracts including preparation of contract documentation, evaluation of tenders and report production and knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislationContract
Initial 3 month contract (Temp to Perm)PAYE via UmbrellaMonday to Friday 9am to 5pm (1-2 days in Office)If you are interested in this position AND meet the requriements, APPLY NOW!