Role Purpose:To be responsible for delivery of strategic procurement projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and to the right quality, and that there is proper compliance with Procurement Standing Orders and with relevant regulation and legislation. This will include leading a range of procurement projects to put in place contracts which may cover more than one partner authority, and working as part of a team to deliver the most complex projects. To ensure that project delivery and benefits realisation is properly monitored and recorded. To support development of the strategic procurement plans in one of our major spend areas (see context). These are developed across the Orbis partnership in a collaborative way, and the role holder will be expected to contribute operational knowledge, experience and lessons learned from previous projects. To collaborate in matrix teams with colleagues in the Category and Commercial and Contract and Supply teams to deliver an end-to-end Procurement service for our stakeholders. To be responsible for driving greater value for money from more effective and innovative procurement, advising stakeholders on the most appropriate route to market to deliver a visible impact on service design and strong commercial outcomes. To be responsible for delivery of social value from procurement projects, in line with agreed policy.Work Context:his role works in the Procurement Service within Orbis, whose partner councils spend a total of 1.3bn a year on