Procurement / Category Manager - Positive Employment : Job Details

Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Procurement / Category Manager to join their team

This is initially a 3 -6 month contract which may be extended for the right candidate

You will

Stakeholder management requiring a high degree of persuasion, advocacy and decision making, to identify opportunities for corporate frameworks and organisation-wide contracts, including contentious and complex opportunities, to drive best value procurement. Use effective internal communication methodologies to keep stakeholders well informed and position procurement as a collaborative force driving positive change.

Represent Place Category at Senior Management Team for Procurement and Contract Management Service. Work closely with the Head of Service to contribute to service improvement and the planning and delivery of procurement priorities to complement the business planning process for the directorate and the future plans of the council.

Lead, motivate and manage staff to deliver a high quality, flexible and responsive service to internal customers and suppliers within different specialist areas of work including construction and maintenance of infrastructure (including professional services and goods) (roads, parks, public buildings), environmental services (inc. waste), public transportation services and parking, urban planning and housing development, regeneration, vehicles and fleet management, utilities (electricity, gas, water), concessions ensuring that effective arrangements are in place for corporate frameworks and organisation-wide contracts managed by the Place Category.

Ensure effective budget monitoring arrangements are in place for all centralised buying budgets within Place Category and that timely corrective action is taken to deal with any variances and eventualities that arise.

Ensure full compliance across the Place Category, with all relevant UK procurement regulations and the Council’s Financial Regulations and the Council’s strategies, policies, procedures and systems including finance, procurement and legal governance, risk management, performance monitoring, information governance and staff performance management.

Ensure that data is accurately recorded for all procurement activity, to Service quality standards, to support reporting requirements. Develop, analyse and respond to business intelligence data relating to Place Category procurement activity.

Monitor the external market for Place Category ensuring, where possible, the Council positions itself appropriately. Ensure appropriate use of early supply market engagement to seek new and innovative ideas to influence the definition of the requirements within Place Category.

Represent the Service and the Council in inter-council forums, working parties, local and regional bodies to contribute to the exchange of information and the promotion of best practice developments.

To establish and maintain project management arrangements for the delivery of the procurement work programme across the Place Category, taking responsibility for ensuring project delivery.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35

1 DAY PER WEEK WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND OFFICE