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Head of Procurement – Wiltshire Council
Salary: £700 per day
Hours: 37 Hours
Working Schedule: Monday to Friday
Contract Length: 6 Month Contract
Location: BA148JN and Trowbridge 50/50 split.
Job Details
We are looking for an experienced Director of Finance and Procurement with strong leadership skills, s.151 or a long career as a deputy s.151.
Experience of working in unitary or upper tier local authorities and ready to hit the ground running.
As a director you are expected to:
1. Work jointly with the chief executive and corporate directors to achieve the council’s priorities and goals;
2. Develop effective partnership and collaborative working in order to achieve the council’s vision;
3. Manage service performance through the accountability of your senior management team, allocation of resources, management of risks, and strong, inspirational leadership;
4. Develop an innovative and commercial approach across the council and within your specific service areas;
5. Lead continuous improvement and transformation of your services using evidence-based principles around customer/client purpose;
6. Take joint responsibility as part of the leadership team for delivering the whole council budget and savings, taking a corporate and joined up approach alongside robust and reliable service financial management.
You will have experience of coaching senior managers.
Expectations to be in the office (County Hall, Trowbridge 50% of the working week)
Technical assessments will be undertaken on 17th Feb (virtually) with an officer’s appointments committee interview with members on 27th Feb in person at County Hall, Trowbridge.
Job Info
Job Title: Head of Procurement – Wiltshire Council
Company: Belmont Recruitment
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Posted: Feb 4th 2025
Closes: Mar 7th 2025
Sector: Public Sector
Contract: Contract
Hours: Full Time
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