Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Lead

Are you an experienced procurement professional looking to take the next step in your career? Birmingham City Council is recruiting a number of Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Leads to join our newly established Major Procurement Programmes and Projects team. This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver complex, high-value procurement projects that support some of the Council's most significant investment programmes. Working alongside senior commercial leaders, you'll help shape procurement strategies, manage complex procurement activity and lead colleagues to deliver innovative, compliant and value-driven procurement solutions that benefit Birmingham's residents., As an Associate Major Procurement Programme and Projects Lead, you'll play a key role in delivering strategic procurement by:

• Leading complex procurement projects from strategy development through to contract award, ensuring compliance with legislation, governance and procurement best practice.
• Developing procurement and sourcing strategies that minimise risk, encourage innovation and deliver long-term value for money.
• Managing procurement activity across major investment programmes, ensuring robust governance, transparency and effective decision-making.
• Working closely with project teams, stakeholders and suppliers to align procurement activity with programme objectives and delivery timescales.
• Supporting contract negotiations, supplier performance and contract transition activities to achieve successful commercial outcomes.
• Leading and developing team members through coaching, performance management and professional development.
• Driving continuous improvement through the use of technology, data and AI-enabled solutions to enhance procurement practice and programme delivery.
  
  We're looking for an experienced procurement professional with strong commercial awareness and leadership capability. You'll bring:
• Experience managing complex procurement or commercial activities across the full procurement lifecycle within a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of public sector procurement legislation, governance and commercial best practice.
• Experience developing procurement strategies, managing tendering processes and supporting high-value contracts.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to influence colleagues, suppliers and project teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to research, evaluate information and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience leading or supervising colleagues, developing capability and creating high-performing teams.
• A commitment to continuous professional development, with a willingness to work towards a Level 5 CIPS Diploma if not already achieved.
  
  Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

At Birmingham City Council, you'll join a modern Commercial and Procurement Service delivering procurement that underpins major investment across one of Europe's largest local authorities. In return, we offer:
• The opportunity to lead procurement on complex, high-value programmes that have a lasting impact on Birmingham and its communities.
• A senior role within an ambitious, collaborative and forward-thinking procurement service committed to innovation and excellence.
• Opportunities to develop your leadership, commercial and project delivery expertise, supported by ongoing professional development.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
• A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.
• A rewarding career where your expertise will help deliver better value, stronger partnerships and improved public services for the people of Birmingham.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application., In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.