Strategic Procurement Manager

Are you an experienced procurement professional, looking for an opportunity to lead complex, high-value procurement activity within a forward-thinking, supportive and collaborative organisation? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are recruiting a Strategic Procurement Manager to join our Strategic Procurement Team. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for delivering complex procurement and commercial projects, developing category strategies, managing key stakeholder relationships and leading a team of procurement professionals. As a Strategic Procurement Manager, you will lead some of the Council's most strategically important procurement projects, influence decision-making at a senior level and help shape the future direction of procurement across the organisation. Why join us? Procurement at East Sussex County Council is at the heart of delivering high-quality public services. The Strategic Procurement Team works across the Council, delivering procurement solutions that generate value for money, social value and sustainable outcomes for our communities.

• Have experience leading strategic procurements
• Develop innovative category strategies
• Demonstrate commercial awareness
• Understand procurement legislation and governance
• Deliver measurable outcomes and continuous improvement