Strategic Procurement Lead

Your new company
A major London local authority is seeking a highly experienced Procurement Lead to join its Housing Assets team on a fixed-term basis. With a strong focus on transforming housing services and delivering long-term value, the organisation is embarking on one of its largest-ever procurement programmes, aimed at improving the quality, safety and sustainability of its housing stock.

This is a pivotal opportunity to play a leading role in shaping and delivering a landmark capital procurement programme within a complex and high-profile public sector environment.

Your new role
As Procurement lead, you will take ownership of the council's largest procurement programme within the Housing Revenue Account, valued at approximately 500m, alongside negotiating a significant 25m contract extension. This is a senior, high-impact role where you will lead the end-to-end procurement strategy, ensuring robust governance, compliance and delivery of best value outcomes.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, legal advisors, consultants and internal teams to design and deliver innovative procurement solutions aligned to the new Procurement Act 2023 and evolving housing regulations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of a large-scale housing capital procurement programme, ensuring successful outcomes across cost, quality and delivery
• Developing procurement strategies, routes to market and tender documentation in collaboration with legal, technical and procurement specialists
• Negotiating and managing a major contract extension, ensuring value for money and compliance with council regulations
• Acting as chair of the procurement project board, providing leadership, direction and governance across the programme
• Managing project plans, timelines, risk registers and reporting frameworks to ensure effective programme delivery
• Overseeing financial management, including budget control, audit compliance and value optimisation across a 500m programme
• Leading stakeholder engagement across internal teams, residents, suppliers and senior leadership, including presenting at committees and boards
• Ensuring compliance with Section 20 consultation requirements and embedding resident engagement into procurement activities
• Driving innovation through market engagement, soft market testing and development of performance frameworks, KPIs and pricing models
• Supporting mobilisation and transition planning, ensuring effective contract management and supplier integration post-award
• Contributing to wider service transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across housing capital delivery

You will play a critical role in shaping how major housing investment programmes are procured and delivered, directly impacting residents and communities across the borough.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Proven experience leading large-scale procurement or capital programmes within local authority or social housing environments
• Strong knowledge of public sector procurement, including the Procurement Act 2023
• Extensive experience in construction, housing or asset management, ideally within residential property environments
• Demonstrable experience managing high-value contracts and delivering value-driven procurement outcomes
• Strong financial management capability, including budget oversight and governance in complex programmes
• Experience working with legal advisors, consultants and cross-functional teams to deliver compliant procurement solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership, boards and committees
• Strong leadership and programme management capability, with experience chairing governance boards and driving delivery
• Ideally a degree in a construction-related discipline (e.g. Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying) and/or professional membership (RICS/CIOB)
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to lead one of the largest housing procurement programmes within a London borough
• A high-profile role with significant strategic influence and visibility
• The chance to shape procurement strategy and drive long-term value in housing services
• Collaborative working environment with senior stakeholder exposure
• Competitive day rate / salary (dependent on experience)
• Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office and 2 days home-based

What you need to do now

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