Description
Job Title:Interim Head of Procurement and Commercial
Location:
Within a Local Council Authority in London
About This Role:
The Council has a number of key services that are outsourced to the private sector for delivery. These arrangements have come about over a number of years with decisions being taken on a case by case basis.
There is a significant amount of resource dedicated to the process itself, however stretched resources and time constraints mean contracts often slip into a steady state routine which can inadvertently ignore key factors of the contract which bear closer scrutiny.
The Council needs to ensure that the resources, expertise and capacity for clienting and contract management is available moving forward and focused on the right areas to continue to ensure major contracts deliver as effectively as possible for the organisation and our residents, communities and businesses.
A review has found that:
There are inconsistencies in contract management - some good areas and some requiring development
Training improvements can be made to increase commercial acumen and upskill in areas of challenging and adversarial contract management.
There are opportunities to save money, improve performance and be innovative.
There were difficulties retrieving financial information and evidence of where contract changes have been agreed (centralised contract software could address some of these)
Partnership contracts require a coordinated strategy for dealing with commercial and contractual issues.
To take forward the finding of the review and to provide oversight of the current Procurement team the Council are looking for an experienced Commercial leader to deliver the outcomes of the review, manage the Councils Procurement team and build a structure to ensure that there is commercial expertise and oversight within the organisation going forward.
Additional Information:
Overall, the Council can improve with greater standardisation of contracts, contract management and a coordinated strategic and commercial approach.
Embedding change will require more resource and expertise but there is a clear financial rationale for that spend.
Umbrella daily rate contract
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