Job Description

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This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council
Salary range: 55,323 - 58,461 p.a. incl. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time
Help to deliver as part of Brent's busy Procurement team
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement professional to work in partnership with stakeholders and key strategic advisors on the delivery of major procurement projects as well as manage end-to-end procurement processes and support on complex procurement projects.
What You'll Do:

• Provide excellent strategic procurement advice with oversight and direction from the Category Manager to the relevant Department.
• Apply the tools and techniques of strategic sourcing to achieve business outcomes through sound market analysis, commercial acumen and strategy formulation, resulting in improved quality of services and/or financial savings - and, in all cases, value for money
• Lead (with guidance from the Category Manager) on complex projects, managing multi-disciplined teams to achieve a common outcome and to provide guidance and supervision to Procurement Officers assigned to support projects.
• Ensure that the council's procurement processes meet key legislative and policy requirements.
• Ensure all council's procurement processes meet the key objectives set out in the current Procurement Strategy
• With oversight, to manage and take full ownership for a particular category area or range of categories as delegated by the Category Manager or Head of Procurement, embedding category management principles and building stakeholder relationships

The Person
What We're Looking For:

• Strong understanding of public e-tendering and procurement regulations, including a recent working knowledge of The Procurement Act 2023.
• Previous experience in housing, construction or regeneration procurement projects
• Ability to plan and prioritise tasks for self and others in overall project management context
• Excellent stakeholder and project management skills.
• Expert knowledge of strategic sourcing tools and techniques
• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate technical concepts clearly to a range of stakeholders in writing and face to face. Ability to challenge senior stakeholders effectively, using a range of techniques as appropriate.
• A proactive, adaptable approach and a passion for learning.

Closing date: 5 November 2025 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on

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