Senior Procurement Manager - Professional Services & Excellence

The Senior Procurement Manager - Professional Services & Excellence is a senior leadership role within the Procurement function, responsible for supporting the senior Procurement leadership team to deliver a modern, high-performing and strategically focused procurement service across the Group. The role provides operational leadership for procurement activity, ensuring that commercial decisions are compliant, deliver value for money and support organisational priorities in line with the Procurement Act 2023, the National Procurement Policy Statement and the Procurement & Commercial Strategy 2026-2030. Leading procurement activity across Professional Services and corporate programmes, you will oversee complex procurement exercises, support major projects and embed best practice across the full commercial lifecycle. You will be responsible for driving procurement excellence through the development of consistent standards, improved processes, performance reporting and effective governance arrangements. A key aspect of the role is leadership of several specialist functions, including Procurement Business Partners, the Social Value team and the Contract Management Centre of Excellence. You will ensure procurement, social value and contract management principles are consistently applied across the organisation, while championing innovation, digital tools, AI-enabled insights, supplier engagement and continuous improvement. Working closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers, auditors and government bodies, you will provide expert procurement advice, lead market engagement activities, strengthen contract performance arrangements and provide assurance to governance forums, ensuring procurement remains a strategic enabler of organisational success and regional growth ambitions, As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we are committed to supporting veterans find and secure employment opportunities. This includes a guaranteed interview to those who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please note, you should hear from us within four weeks of the closing date if you are shortlisted for interview, otherwise you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Please complete our Equality, Inclusion, and Diversity questionnaire See our commitment to keeping your personal information safe via our Privacy Policy (http://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk) Guidance for Applicants : You must ensure that anything submitted in your application is factually accurate. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications; submissions must be truthful and relevant to your own experience. Supporting documents Job Description - Senior Procurement Manager - Professional Services and Excellence v2.docx (264.35 KB) TVCA Equality Statement.pdf (58.94 KB) A5 Tees Valley Benefits Booklet RGB(2).pdf (2.47 MB) Tees Valley Combined Authority Competency Framework.pdf (186.74 KB) Benefits Booklet - Accessible Version.pdf (325.01 KB) Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruitment.pdf (55.89 KB)

We are seeking an experienced procurement and commercial professional with a proven track record of leading complex procurement programmes and delivering strategic procurement outcomes within a regulated environment. You will possess extensive knowledge of public sector procurement legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023, and have a strong understanding of governance, compliance, contract management and value-for-money principles. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills, with experience of developing and motivating teams, managing performance and driving continuous improvement across procurement operations. You will be comfortable providing expert advice to senior leaders, influencing decision-making and building effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will have excellent commercial awareness and experience of supplier engagement, market management, procurement strategy development and performance reporting. The ability to interpret complex information, identify risks and opportunities, and implement practical solutions that improve procurement maturity and organisational outcomes is essential. The role requires strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, coupled with the ability to lead change, champion innovation and embed best practice across procurement, social value and contract management activities. Experience of managing procurement systems, data analysis, reporting frameworks and assurance processes would be highly advantageous. Professional procurement qualifications, such as MCIPS (or equivalent), and significant experience in a senior procurement, commercial or category management role are expected for this position, Leadership & Direction - Communication & Influence - Experience & Technical - Responsibility & Accountability

Tees Valley is where five distinct boroughs come together to make one exceptional destination in which to invest, live, work and visit. The Tees Valley Combined Authority has made huge progress since its creation, taking on devolved responsibilities from Government for transport, infrastructure, skills, business investment, and developing local collaborations on culture, tourism and housing. These powers are backed up by substantial funding, a ten-year plan (approved in 2019) outlines how £588million worth of spending will support the creation of 16,785 jobs and an additional £1.48billion to the area's economic output. The investment plan, which supports the delivery of the Combined Authority's Strategic Economic Plan was first launched in 2017 and includes £20million for a major transformational project in each of the five local authority boroughs, and an indigenous Growth Fund of £50million to improve and revitalise towns and communities. We're proud of our historical impact across the globe - from celebrated explorers and introducing the first passenger railway to providing the steel that built the modern world. That legacy lives on today in the area's rail and engineering industries, our deep-sea port and advanced manufacturing heart. Tees Valley is also a dynamic business location for digital and creative technologies, and a leading destination for process industry and new energy companies. We love our diverse region, the five boroughs and their unique strengths that make Tees Valley greater than the sum of its parts, where the industrial skyline impressively frames rolling green landscapes and beautiful coastlines. A place of cultural and economic growth.

• Hybrid/Flexible working
• 27 Days annual leave, increasing to 32 days after 5 years service
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contribution)
• Access to Private Counselling Sessions
• Access to Physio Therapy Sessions
• Specsavers Eye-Care Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Free Parking
• On Site Café with staff Discount & more!
TVCA is proud to hold Disability Confident Leader status and is committed to continuously developing best-practice approaches to inclusion. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.