Interim Category Manager - £450/day - Inside IR35
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Location
City of London, London
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Up to £450 per day
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Contact:
Sam Solt
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Contact email:
sam.solt@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
450
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Salary low:
0
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Job ref:
SS - 11178_1519140018
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Published:
about 6 years ago
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Duration:
3 Months
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Expiry date:
2018-03-22
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Startdate:
ASAP
1st Executive have been retained to manage the recruitment for a public sector body who need an Interim Category Manager for an initial 3 month contract paying up to £450/day (Inside IR35).
My client is currently undergoing a large programme of change and need assistance with the development and delivery of category strategies around HR, Finance and Corporate Services.
Responsibilities:
- Establish close working relationships and proactively engage with the relevant stakeholders;
- Highlight risk and issues and record progress through periodic reporting
- Identify and promote value added services across the council;
- Deliver budget efficiencies and maximise use of council funds;
- Procure and negotiate contractual agreements;
- Develop supply market within Westminster and wider industry;
- Promote commercial best practise through stakeholder and supplier relationships;
- Engage with SME's and the local community in order to meet Westminster's Social Value KPI's;
- Improve overall compliance statistics.
Experience Required
- Deep category expertise around HR, Finance and Corporate Services
- Demonstrable expeirence of delivery of multiple high value/risk procurement projects using project management techniques
- Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders both verbally and in writing;
- Analysis of both financial and non-financial information to identify commercial opportunities;
- Delivery of commercial Change Management initiatives;
- Use of technology such as e-sourcing; finance systems and Microsoft packages