Our Local Authority client is looking for a Commercial and Procurement Manager to develop and implement, in consultation with the Head of Capital Programme and the Head of Procurement (Hub) a procurement strategy to deliver the 5-year, capital investment programme and supporting consultancy services contracts.

The Commercial and Procurement Manager is responsible for:



* developing and implementing, in consultation with the Head of Capital Programme and the Head of Procurement (Hub) a procurement strategy to deliver the 5-year, capital investment programme and supporting consultancy services contracts
* ensuring all procurement exercises comply with the Council's Contract Procurement Regulations
* ensuring appropriate approvals are in place in accordance with the Councils Governance framework, for the award of contracts and contract variations
* chairing all tender evaluation panels to ensure all tenders are evaluated consistently and good practice is adhered too
* ensuring appropriate social value outcomes are achieved via the implementation of the Council House TOMs or via the creation of tailored parameters for schemes, agreed in consultation with residents
* 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 tribuna

All candidates should have Local Authority experience and Procurement Experience.

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