Head of Procurement
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Town Hall/Hybrid Working
Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1YN
Salary: Grade 16, £70,072 per annum.
37 hours per week
Wigan Council is an amazing place to work, winning Council of the Year 3 times across Public Sector Awards in the last 5 years. We have a culture that fosters positivity, courage, accountability, and kindness, rooted in asset-based ways of working, that make a difference for our residents.
To support and drive our mission forward we are in the early stages of harnessing the significant power of Public Sector Procurement and unlocking the key role that public spending through an innovative, progressive procurement support service can play in building more social, economic and environmental benefit for our Borough.
In this new leadership position, you will play a key role in the organisation, developing and embedding forward-thinking procurement practice across the diverse range of commissioning and contractual opportunities across the Council. You will lead on the translation and implementation of the Procurement Act 2024, making the most of the opportunities that the new legislation brings for our Borough, driving forward the strategic missions of the Council through every procurement and commissioning opportunity.
We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place).
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. Please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licensed sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are interested we would love to hear from you. For more information about the role please contact Andrea Glasspell Assistant Director Community Wealth and Health Building via L.Cleaver@wigan.gov.uk
The closing date for applications is 23:59, Sunday, 24 November 2024
Shortlisting will take place the week commencing 25th November 2024 with interviews due to be held on 12th and 13th December 2024.
This is a politically restricted role
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