Director of STAR Procurement

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership and management of STAR
• Deliver tangible outcomes and improvements in line with the STAR Business Plan
• Lead innovation, improvement and change
• Lead commercial operations, developing strategies for new income/growth opportunities consistently
• Drive STAR vision and objectives
• Manage relationships with existing partners and potential new ones
• Promote collaboration that strengthens STAR and work with other anchor institutions, businesses and VCFSE sector organisations to deliver
• Represent STAR nationally, regionally and locally sometimes working unsocial hours/evenings to do this
• Ensure STAR has the correct structure and operations in place to continue delivery to changing demands
• Oversee budget management to maintain financial sustainability alongside Legal, HR, IT and Finance responsibilities
• Ensure fit for purpose governance working in a political environment
• Accountable to STAR Joint Committee

Qualification & Requirements

The successful Director of Procurement;

• Public Sector procurement experience
• MCIPS or equivalent relevant experience
• Track record of strategic leadership in a multi-partner/collaborative context
• Experience of robustly leading organisational change at a senior level
• Evidence of working with members/senior officers
• Conflict management at senior or political level
• Happy to regularly travel both regionally and nationally (must drive)
• Sound policy, project and change management

Benefits

No information available.