Role: Category Manager

Salary: up to £61,000 Fulltime| Permanent

Are you looking for a role in cutting edge digital services & technology procurement?

Looking for a career in one of only 17 organisations globally to be awarded CIPS Platinum Award for Procurement Excellence?

Location: WFH/Hybrid - Birmingham, Leeds, Bedford or Bristol (1-2 DAYS IN OFFICE)

Work for a company who believes that connecting people builds communities, creates opportunities, and helps the nation thrive. Join as one of their Category Manager's for Technology and Digital! The main aim is to provide all customers with operating, maintaining, and enhancing digital support for one of the most advanced networks in the world.

Job Purpose:

As a Category Manager, you would join the Commercial & Procurement Digital Services & Technology Team, as they seek individuals to join at this exciting time as they support the Digital Roads programme and Digital data and technology strategy. They have a number of vacancies across a range of digital services and technology categories.

Role Overview:

• Commercial responsibility for designated IT category and ownership of that category strategies.
• Development, review, negotiation and execution of allocated contracts and the commercial management of related suppliers.
• Identify, Drive and deliver cost reduction and value add initiatives that increase efficiency whilst maintaining performance and managing risk.
• Provide commercial support and guidance to a range of stakeholders, ensuring "best outcome" commercial solutions are delivered in line with company objectives, Commercial/Procurement and Category strategies.
• Deal with complex contract and procurement documents and be able to provide guidance to others on their meaning and use. Work within agreed contract and financial delegations and ensure integrity of the procurement process.
• Team management

Experience:

• Public Sector IT Procurement; experience in delivering procurement and commercial services in a large technology focussed environment with a good understanding of public sector procurement(PCR2015 /OJEU/FTC for example) policies and their application to complex procurements.
• Strong demonstrable IT Category Management experience within the Public Sector with experience in leading the development of category strategies, product road maps or sourcing plans.
• Work collaboratively across a range of stakeholders to support stakeholder management
• Management and developing of high performing teams and culture change across the team to improve performance.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

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***Due to our clients requirements, applicants must hold current / valid UK RTW***