Your New Organisation Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend. Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As an upper tier Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions and are progressing the Spatial Development Strategy for Greater Essex in partnership with Essex County Council and Thurrock Council. The Council has an ambitious regeneration agenda and is the location of choice for developers, attracted by the City's excellent connectivity and built and natural environment. Our economy is diverse with a strong...

Senior Procurement Manager - Cheshire/Home Working (Hybrid) Sector - Engineering led Core element to the role - ERP (Oracle/SAP) Inside IR35 paying £550 per day - initial two month contract - start 1st of August 2026 About the Role Reporting to the Head of Procurement and working closely with Group Procurement and divisional stakeholders, you will lead complex, multi-category savings and efficiency programmes, drive the uplift of procurement maturity across the business and support the Head of Procurement on ERP integration activities . You will identify and execute procurement savings and efficiency opportunities, manage supplier relationships and lead sourcing activity. You'll translate business needs into pragmatic procurement plans, embed best practice, drive continuous improvement and support our ESG commitments. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end, high-complexity sourcing programmes across the division-conduct opportunity assessments, develop category...