Procurement Category Manager

Job Description

Leading on procurements and holding OJEU tendering experience, the post-holder would manage a procurement category and provide procurement tendering and contracting support and advice for all the Budget Centres, ensuring that best value is achieved. Takingthe lead role in establishing Frameworks and other Agreements as appropriate for equipment, products and services as set within the category and establishing approved suppliers where appropriate.Client DetailsWe are working on the behalf of our client Local Authority who are on the look for an Interim Category Manager to support their IT category. This role will be permanently home based and will run for an initial 6-9 months with the scope to be extended untilthe end of 2022. This role is inside IR35 with a day rate ranging from £300 to £500, depending on experience.Description

• Consultation and liaison with; Professional Services and Special Interest Groups, develop commodity strategies and/or process single contracts to fulfil the provisioning of; equipment, products and services in the most cost effective manner. Focusing uponachieving best value and ensuring value added benefits of economies of scale.
• Consortia; liaise with Sector Purchasing Consortia and Special Interest and Commodity Groups related to the equipment, commodities, products and services where the Category Manager has the Lead Role.
• Specifications; produce detailed specifications and commercial contracts for the supply of equipment, products and services to the organisation and Budget Centres. Negotiate commercial specifications related to Framework Agreements and single purchase expresscontracts.
• Tendering; administer invitation to tender and/or request for quotation processes for equipment, commodities, products and services and single purchases as necessary and appropriate. Ensure that such procedures are in accordance with current legislationand/or the organisations Manual of Financial Rules.
• Contractual; create contractual documents for the procurement of equipment, products and services, combined with pre-commercial procurement market research and the development of improved ways to procure the commodities. To ensure to build within contractdocumentation appropriate ethical criteria and Key Performance Indicators.
• Supplier Base; manage and/or facilitate the management of, the organisations approved supplier base and manage and/or facilitate the management Framework Agreements and single contracts as appropriate. Establish and maintain appropriate supplier appraisaland vendor rating procedures, including regular Framework Agreement/single contract performance review procedures; the establishment of Service Level Agreements with approved Suppliers and monitoring of performance using appropriate Key Performance Indicatorsand management information.
• Records; establish and maintain appropriate record systems and procedures such that the Framework Agreement, contract and/or commodity and supplier information is readily and easily accessible to all members of Procurement and Stakeholders.
• Systems; maintain familiarity with Core Systems P2P system and ensure Management Information is used efficiently to assist in securing best value via running supplier spend information etc.

ProfileKnowledge

• Public Sector procurement procedures and Regulations
• Tendering, request for proposal and contracting procedures including development for specifications, development and application of standardised procedures etc.
• Legislation applicable to the procurement of a wide range of goods and services
• Supplier appraisal techniques
• Contract and Supplier Management and appraisal techniques
• Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements

Skills

• Ability to operate at strategic and operational/executive levels
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels
• Negotiating and networking skills
• Adaptability and flexibility and ability to prioritise workload
• Work on own initiative
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, self motivated but also able to work as part of a highly motivated Team
• Ability to influence, persuade and to ensure that the University and/or the procurement function is properly represented at all levels
• Use of MS Word and Excel and computer skills in general
• Written, Verbal and Presentational skills

Qualifications

• Corporate Membership of CIPS / qualified to Level 6 (or willing to study for MCIPS) - desirable.

Experience

• Application of public sector procurement procedures and regulations
• Administration of Request for Proposal/Tendering/Evaluation and Contract Award procedures
• Contract and Supplier Management, including the development and application of Service Level Agreements either as part of formal contracts or as informal arrangements
• Working with the procurement of a wide portfolio of goods and services
• Networking and influencing people
• Working in Team environment
• MS Word and Excel and a computerised procurement system
• Use of MS Word and Excel and computer skills in general
• Written, Verbal and Presentational skills

Job Offer

• Permanent home based working
• Opportunities for future interim contracts
• £300 - £500 per day