Corporate Manager – Procurement & Commissioning

About the role As a result of the retirement of the previous postholder, a significant career opportunity has arisen within the Finance & Procurement Service for a qualified Procurement / Commissioning professional to lead our centralised Procurement & Commissioning team and join us to be part of Team Ceredigion.You must be highly motivated and capable of taking a leading role in managing the Council’s Procurement & Commissioning affairs. You should be capable of being a Ceredigion Corporate Manager, which will require you to adopt a wider leadership role, taking a holistic corporate approach and allowing you to exert your influence on how the Council operates.You will be directly responsible for all the Council’s activity in relation to Procurement, Social Care Commissioning and the end to end Purchases to Payments workflow. You will be the main point of contact for Council Services for key Procurement & Commissioning input and advice.You will also support the Corporate Lead Officer: Finance & Procurement (Section officer) alongside 3 other Corporate Managers in being an essential part of the Service’s management team.Our offer to you We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits: Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs. Job Description and Person SpecificationGet in touch For further information please contact Duncan Hall, Corporate Lead Officer: Finance & Procurement at or Interviews will be held on: Friday 19/01/24 or Monday 22/01/24 Note: We reserve the right to extend the closing date. What we offer Work-life balance Lifestyle savings scheme Generous employer pension scheme Cycle to work scheme Learning and development Where you'll work Finance and Procurement We ensure the Council remains financially resilient through careful and responsible monitoring of funds, effective corporate procurement, prompt and accurate payments of financial assessments/creditors and timely collection of local taxation/debts. Canolfan Rheidol Our Aberystwyth office, Canolfan Rheidol is an award winning building. The office, with its open plan design, provides an excellent space for collaborative working.