Category Manager
Duration: Temp to Permanent
Location: Derbyshire
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, flexibility if needed, 37.5 hours
Rate: £38,000 - £45,000
An opening has arisen for a Category Manager, on a temporary to permanent basis in Derbyshire. This position will require candidates with a strong experience with public sector procurement with Estates categories, be confident in their ability to analyse and influence senior management and hold CIPS qualifications ideally
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Source, negotiate and tender for Estates Services, Equipment ,Consumables and Estates Capital projects
- Perform market analysis and bench-marking activities to ensure that best value for money is being achieved and obtained
- Support the Estates department to effectively manage all Estates contracts
- To lead procurement projects to achieve added value and cash releasing benefits
- To prepare tender documentation and manage the whole procurement cycle
- Manage highly complex negotiations with external suppliers of goods and services
- Monitor, manage and report on performance indicators and provide statistical returns as required
- Support the delivery of the Procurement Strategy across the organisation
- Ensure full compliance with all National and E.U legislation relating to procurement, Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and departmental policies and procedures
The successful candidate will have:
- Degree qualification or equivalent (MCIPS)
- Estates procurement experience (Services, equipment, Capital Estates projects)
- Experience in Public Sector procurement
- OJEU procurement process
- Experience in using e-commerce platforms
- Excellent negotiation and financial adjudication skills to manage complex high value.
To discuss this role in more detail and to secure this opportunity, please contact Daniel Sharp on 0121 616 0682 or email dsharp@venngrop.com