Head of Procurement – Wiltshire Council

Immediate Start Available 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: Work jointly with chief executive and corporate directors to achieve the council’s priorities and goals; Develop effective partnership and collaborative working in order to achieve the council’s vision; Manage service performance though the accountability of your senior management team, allocation of resources, management of risks, and strong, inspirational leadership; Develop an innovative and commercial approach across the council and within your specific service areas; Lead continuous improvement and transformation of your services using evidence based principles around customer/client purpose; 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