Procurement Programme Manager - Stratford, United Kingdom - LB Barking and Dagenham
3 weeks ago
Description
**Procurement Programme Manager£63,684 - £69,165
Full time
Location:
Hybrid/Stratford, London**
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Programme Manager to join our passionate, friendly and successful team.
You will help lead, shape and implement the procurement plan that will deliver the ambitious outcomes for East London Waste Authority(ELWA), and our partner authorities.
You will also contribute to the development and implementation of the contract expiry process and activities related to the conclusion of the current waste contract.
To do this, you will need to work in collaboration withexternal advisers and internal stakeholders.You will project manage the procurement of new services as the current contract expires in December 2027, engaging with internal and external stakeholders and advisers to keep all steps of the project on track, drawing on your own experience of developingbusinesses cases and implementing complex procedures
You will ensure that:
value for money; quality services; reduced environmental impacts; and improved social value, underpin your approach to this major procurement project.
The opportunity is yours to lead change in the waste and resources industry to identify and implement the optimum 'whole-system' solution of collection and treatment services for waste and resources in East London.
What we're looking for
To deliver this role successfully, you will have extensive knowledge and experience of procurement within a large, complex organisation
We are looking for a professional who has operated at significant scale, given that the services have a value of £600m or more.
An in-depth knowledge of the waste and recycling market would be of benefit, experience in related fields will be considered.
As our new Procurement Programme Manager, you will have demonstrable experience of building proactive, mutually beneficial, successful relationships both internally and externally.
About us
Established in 1986, the
East London Waste Authority (ELWA) is the statutory joint waste disposal authority for the London Boroughs of Havering; Newham; Redbridge; and Barking & Dagenham.
The boroughs have a combined population of aroundone million people living in over 400,000 households, with each responsible for the collection of household waste in their areas.
Working with our partner authorities, our long-term aims and objectives are to: reduce waste generation; increase reuse and repair; improve local recycling and composting rates; and deliver new infrastructure solutions that will be cost-effective and supportcontinuous improvement.
We want to reduce the environmental impacts of waste, including the emission of greenhouse gases, and provide opportunities for local community benefits and regeneration.
Our promise to you
As an ELWA employee you'll have access to high street savings, supermarkets, cashback incentives travel and holiday discounts; discounts at restaurants and cinemas; local, national, and seasonal offers; and a wide range of better-than-public deals through ourWider Wallet scheme.
The EAP is available24 hours a day, 365 days a year and provides free,impartial, confidential information and support to help you gain a better work-life balance.
Flexible working
The role is open to flexible working unless there is a practical or operational reason that you must work set hours and times, you would need to discuss this with your manager before anything is agreed.
Other key benefits include:
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
As a member of the LGPS you will get a pension paid to you when you retire as well as being entitled to other benefits such as life insurance cover, a pension for your family if you die whilst employed by the council, payments if you have to retire due to ill-health.
Diversity and Inclusivity
Right to work in the UK
**Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 13th March 2023
