Strategic Commissioning Manager

Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.

Strategic Commissioning Manager

Plymouth City Council is seeking an experienced Strategic Commissioning Manager to provide senior leadership across Care Homes, Home Care and Extra Care Housing. This high‑impact position is responsible for shaping commissioning strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring that services deliver improved outcomes, better value for money, and a sustainable, high‑quality care system for residents. Working closely with operational teams, providers, NHS and system partners, you will shape and deliver major service transformation and redesign programmes. You will also manage a team of commissioning officers, championing the vision of the service and supporting them day to day.

In the role of Strategic Commissioning Manager (Care Market), you will work closely with the Directors for Integrated Commissioning and Adult Social Care and report direct to the Head of Commissioning. The role holds delegated authority for high‑value, complex commissioning activity, including procurement, contract management and market development, ensuring services are safe, effective, sustainable and affordable.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Leading commissioning strategy and programmes within a tight financial envelope
• Developing and delivering Market Sustainability Plans
• Driving quality improvement, productivity and Best Value
• Leading procurement, contract award, mobilisation and de‑commissioning
• Providing assurance to senior leadership and elected members through robust performance and financial oversight
• Directly managing a team of commissioning officers and supporting, more widely, teams across the service

Why join Plymouth?

• This is an exciting time to join Plymouth City Council; we are embarking on Council wide transformation whilst also supporting the wider ambitions of and growth across Britain’s Ocean city. This role provides an opportunity to make a genuine strategic impact at a time of significant challenge and change. Plymouth City Council is committed to:
• Supporting innovation and transformation in Adult Social Care
• Working constructively with providers to sustain local markets
• Developing strong, inclusive leadership
• Enabling flexible and agile working arrangements
• You will be empowered to influence strategy, shape markets and deliver meaningful improvement for residents who rely on care and support services across the city. This role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.

For more information or an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact James Stannard via e-mail - james.stannard@plymouth.gov.uk.

Closing date: Monday 18 May 2026

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.

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