Portfolio Procurement are recruiting for a Public Sector Category Manager for our client based in Essex.
The role will be to develop and implement specific category strategies across major categories of spend. Develop, execute, implement, and deliver strategic sourcing and supplier management strategies and plans within these categories.
Your responsibilities will include:
Undertaking all associated commercial activity to achieve value creation and minimise total cost of ownership.
Delivering the full sourcing life cycle, from strategy creation and execution (supplier qualification, assessment, selection, and contract award) through to implementation and contract and supplier management.
Developing working relationships across the organisation that allow the early involvement of Procurement in any external third party spend for the relevant categories, identification of procurement and organisation initiatives and development of collaborative working.
Supporting the delivery of innovation and cost reduction to the organisation through commercial best practice, contract assurance, supplier relationship management strategies, volume leverage, total cost management, demand challenge, process efficiency/compliance and external benchmarking of best practice.
Experience:
MCIPS or equivalent qualification.
Must have experience of public sector tendering and implementing new commercial relationships across functional and organisational boundaries, with a quantifiable track record of savings delivery and awareness of change implementation.
Understanding of application of leading category management practices including strategic sourcing, strategic purchasing tools, contract management and supplier management within a public sector procurement environment.
Understanding of category management and evidence of category specific achievements.
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