Procurement and Contracts Savings Consultant

Interim Procurement & Contract Savings Consultant

Day Rate: £500 per day (Outside IR35)

Contract: 9 Months (Review at 6 Months)

Location: Mostly remote – on-site only when required

Start: Interviews w/c 16th March

A Council is seeking an experienced Procurement & Contract Savings Consultant to provide immediate additional capacity during a period of significant financial challenge and transformation.
With £42m in funding reductions over the next 3 years, the Council is reshaping how it delivers services and manages contracts. This interim role will play a crucial part in identifying savings, improving contract performance, and helping set a smarter, more commercial direction for the future.

The Role

You will lead a focused programme of contract reviews – both upcoming re-procurements and opportunities within existing contracts. Using benchmarking tools such as Oxygen Finance, you’ll identify above-market costs, evidence savings opportunities, and develop compelling business cases to drive change.
This role requires a blend of commercial acumen, strong data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to challenge current practices constructively.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyse contracts across multiple service areas to identify savings and efficiencies.
• Use benchmarking insights to validate commercial opportunities.
• Develop strategies for consolidation, renegotiation, and improved supplier management.
• Build and present robust business cases with clear, evidence‑based recommendations.
• Engage service managers, procurement, and finance colleagues to ensure alignment with objectives.
• Support knowledge transfer and leave behind improved procurement intelligence and processes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong background in public sector procurement and commercial contract management.
• Excellent analytical skills and experience working with spend/benchmarking data.
• Proven ability to deliver savings through negotiation, sourcing, and supplier review.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement experience.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, and deliver at pace.
• MCIPS desirable but not essential.
• Local authority experience is strongly preferred.

If you’re interested in this Procurement & Contract Savings Consultant opportunity, or know someone suitable, please send a CV to Sarah Williams – [email protected]

(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation, so please do get in contact!)

Equality & Diversity: Our clients are committed to a diverse workforce. Recruitment decisions are based on skills and experience, and reasonable adjustments will be supported throughout the hiring process.