OR118550 – Workstream Lead Process Procurement Transformation (Project) – Interims

Work pattern: To be agreed, 37.5 hours per week PAYE Pay Rate: £430.70 per day

Main Purpose

To lead the design and implementation of end-to-end commercial processes across procurement and contract management, ensuring consistent governance, compliance, efficiency and value for money. The role will develop and embed a standardised operating model, aligning processes, systems, data and stakeholders to improve commercial performance across the Council.

Typical Day

• Design and implement end-to-end procurement and contract management processes.
• Establish clear governance frameworks, operating principles, responsibilities and approval procedures.
• Support the implementation of a hub-and-spoke commercial operating model.
• Review existing processes to identify inefficiencies, eliminate duplication and improve service delivery.
• Develop standardised procedures, templates, workflows and process documentation.
• Align commercial processes with finance, legal, governance and regulatory requirements.
• Integrate business processes with systems, workflow automation, reporting and management information.
• Develop methods to monitor savings, contract performance, social value and sustainability benefits.
• Engage with senior stakeholders across procurement, finance, legal, digital and operational teams.
• Lead process testing, implementation and transition into business-as-usual operations.
• Monitor performance, encourage adoption of new processes and drive continuous improvement.

Key Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in business process redesign and operating model transformation within a large, complex organisation.
• Proven experience designing procurement, commercial and contract management processes.
• Strong understanding of the full commercial lifecycle, including procurement, mobilisation, supplier performance, benefits realisation and contract exit.
• Experience supporting procurement transformation programmes, category management and centralised or hub-and-spoke operating models.
• Knowledge of commercial governance, financial controls, legal compliance and organisational assurance.
• Experience developing workflow systems, management information, reporting frameworks and performance measures.
• Strong process mapping, business analysis and project implementation skills.
• Experience tracking commercial savings, social value, sustainability and contract outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills, including working with senior management.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into practical processes and deliver sustainable service improvements.

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrable experience leading business process redesign and commercial transformation.
• Experience implementing standardised procurement and contract management processes.
• Understanding of governance frameworks, commercial controls and the end-to-end contract lifecycle.
• Experience aligning business processes with systems, data, reporting and performance management.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders across procurement, finance, legal, governance and operational services.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to implement change and embed new processes into business-as-usual operations.