Procurement Category Manager Level 2 – People Services NEW Salford Council Posted today Salford[…]

You will be joining a fast-paced procurement team at a crucial and exciting time, as we plan and prepare for the introduction of the new Procurement Act in early 2025. You will play a lead role in driving improvements and best practice within our category led approach to procurement. The procurement team leads on all procurement activity across the organisation, delivering cohesive, customer-focused procurement aligned to service requirements, commissioning needs, and objectives, benefiting stakeholders and Salford residents. About the Role We are looking for an engaging, proactive, ambitious, enthusiastic procurement professional who is customer-focused and able to demonstrate the Council’s values, behaviours, and expectations while continually striving for excellence. You will play an important role in the delivery of a fantastic, forward-thinking, flexible, creative, commercial, and collaborative procurement team, which aims to exemplify excellent procurement practice. About You As a Category Manager, you will be self-disciplined, working within a busy and progressive department, responsible for planning and driving a busy pipeline of procurement activity for People Services at pace, delivering improved service outcomes, value for money, and improved social value as part of ongoing service delivery. Our ideal candidate is highly motivated and appreciates a demanding workload, working to tight deadlines with a variety of stakeholders across Children Services, Public Health, and Adults. You will have experience operating within a public sector environment, with an understanding of the commissioning cycle and the role that procurement plays within it. You must either be CIPS level 6 qualified or have been operating at an equivalent level with strong commercial skills. You must be experienced in delivering improved ‘Social Value’ outcomes as part of the procurement planning and approach, ensuring that benefits are delivered within the city while striving to improve quality and raise standards. If you are highly motivated and appreciate a demanding workload, working to tight deadlines with a variety of stakeholders, enjoy a challenge, and want the opportunity to work in a varied role across the team, we would love to hear from you. For further information, please contact Christine Flisk Senior Procurement Manager via e-mail at

christine.flisk@salford.gov.uk Interviews will take place week commencing 10th February 2025.

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