Project Manager - Procurement Savings Project
Commercial Savings Lead
Rate: 500 per day (Umbrella)
Contract Length: 3 Months
Hours: 36 Hours per Week
Location: Newham Hybrid Working (3 days office-based, flexibility available)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of a high-profile Procurement Savings Project within a local authority environment. This role will be responsible for driving savings initiatives, ensuring benefits are tracked and realised, and providing effective governance and stakeholder engagement across the organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a project professional with public sector experience and a strong track record of delivering transformation or savings programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of the Procurement Savings Project
- Develop, maintain and monitor project plans, milestones and reporting
- Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and escalations
- Maintain savings trackers and benefits realisation records
- Work closely with Finance teams to validate and monitor savings
- Provide project governance and stakeholder engagement across the Council
- Ensure delivery against agreed objectives, timelines and savings targets
Essential Requirements
- Proven programme or project management experience
- Experience working within the public sector
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong benefits realisation and reporting experience
- Ability to drive projects to successful outcomes within challenging timescales
Desirable Requirements
- Experience delivering savings, efficiency or transformation programmes
- Procurement or commercial experience
- PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent project management qualification
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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