Scope of works The roles are required to work on the council's transformation programme "Our Future Council". Our Future Council is a whole council transformation plan, that aims to change the way we work, to not only make sure our services are financially sustainable for the future, but are also achieving the best outcomes for our residents, families, communities and businesses across the county. To do this, the council are implementing a new operating model and in this first year, will go live with new structures that will consolidate teams and introduce new ways of working across business support, commissioning and procurement, community partnerships, customer experience, strategic and enabling functions. The can be reviewed online. We require additional commercial expertise to enable the council to unlock efficiencies in 3rd party spend within the current financial year and for future years. The scope of this work is to: 3rd Party Spend Undertake direct investigations of areas and/or contracts identified for deeper scrutiny. Assess and make direct recommendations for reducing and/or consolidating 3party spend contract types. Identifying the in-year cashable savings clearly articulating the route to contract closure and the delivery forecast profile. To support early termination activity. Support with the review, scrutiny and oversight of new emerging contracts. Provide cost analysis and return on inves...