About Us

Worcestershire is in the heart of the county and is ideally placed at the heart of England. The County is easy to get to and easy to get around, with excellent road and rail links there are three international airports within an hour's drive of the county. Our County Hall is easily accessible from the M5 and has free staff car parking. We know Worcestershire is a great place to live and we are striving to make it a great place to work. It’s been ranked one of the happiest places in Britain, one of the safest and among the top 20 places to make your home for a better quality of life this year. But there’s more to it than that – we have bustling towns and a heritage city, lush countryside, history, culture, a passion for sport, value for money and less stress!

Our Commercial Vision

“We strive to be a procurement partner of choice, delivering an end to end strategic procurement service, tailored to our stakeholders’ individual needs and based on category centric support that collectively drives quality, innovation and optimised commercial outcomes throughout the whole purchasing lifecycle”

Worcester County Council’s Commercial Service spends over £600M per year with external organisations for goods, services and works to support the delivery of the Council’s priorities. We need to use this spending power wisely and strategically to meet our Best Value responsibilities to:

• Maximise value for money
• Achieve continuous improvement in the way services are delivered
• Secure savings through more effective procurement
• Be innovate, proactive and involve communities &
• Contribute to the Council's priorities of:
  • Open for Business
  • Children and Families
  • The Environment
  • Health and Well-Being

Our commercial activity has a significant effect on the success of the Council, especially at a time when the Public Sector is facing considerable financial challenges, our role is key in supporting the recovery from the impact of COVID-19.

To ensure we maximise on commercial opportunities, we are embarking on a significant transformation journey through adopting category management. We are seeking individuals who have a successful track record in category management to help drive this approach and provide an enhanced combination of support and challenge to our commissioning practitioners by:

• Leading the way in seeking out opportunities for financial savings and ensuring that these become real cost reductions
• Undertaking research and engaging with the market to both understand and influence the existing and future demand for our services
• Exploiting opportunities to make cost savings through investing and enhancing our category, supplier and contract management activities; pursuing partnering and collaborative opportunities and, developing a skilled commercial team to deliver our requirements.