Strategic Procurement Manager
Role Overview
Brighton & Hove City Council is recruiting a Strategic Procurement Manager for its Housing and Property category.
The category covers housing repairs and maintenance, construction, facilities management, estates, compliance and capital works.
The Corporate Procurement Team supports council services with tendering and category-based procurement.
The role leads the category and supports value, savings, regulatory compliance, social value and service objectives.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Brighton & Hove City Council is recruiting a Strategic Procurement Manager for its Housing and Property category.
The category covers housing repairs and maintenance, construction, facilities management, estates, compliance and capital works.
The Corporate Procurement Team supports council services with tendering and category-based procurement.
The role leads the category and supports value, savings, regulatory compliance, social value and service objectives.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the Housing and Property category and coordinate procurement and contracting activity.
- Manage relationships with commissioners, contract managers, Heads of Service, Directors, suppliers and partners.
- Use spend, market and supplier insight to shape category priorities and manage risk.
- Lead complex, high-value procurement projects from planning and market engagement through contract award and mobilisation.
- Oversee projects across the category and deliver value for money, social value and service outcomes.
- Line-manage, coach and provide professional support to procurement colleagues.
Candidate requirements
- Strong knowledge of procurement across housing and property markets, including repairs, construction, facilities management, estates, compliance and capital works.
- Substantial procurement and category management experience and understanding of public procurement legislation, routes to market and commercial best practice.
- Experience leading complex, high-value procurements through planning, market engagement, award and mobilisation.
- Ability to use spend, market and supplier insight to shape priorities, manage risk and deliver value.
- Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills for work with senior and external stakeholders in a politically sensitive environment.
- Experience leading, coaching and developing procurement colleagues.
Workplace
- The team works in a hybrid setting across Hove Town Hall and remotely.
Pay and contract
- Salary range is £54,143 to £58,261; the description does not state a pay cadence.
- Contract type is permanent.
- The role is listed as 37 contractual hours with flexi-hours.
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