Interim Senior Category Manager Housing Refurbishment & Maintenance

To £450pd (inside IR35) 12 months minimum

London (hybrid working with 2 days per week in the office)

Do you have proven experience working in Housing related environments at a senior level and strong experience of leading on major works procurement projects relating to the repairs and maintenance of Housing stocks? If so, my public sector client would love to hear from you. They have a proactive and progressive culture and work hard to create an open, collaborative and creative culture for you to succeed.

In this role you will provide organisational leadership and to influence practice in the Housing Services area and will mainly construction-related related procurement support and managing of major works procurements.

You will contribute to commercial strategies, governance systems and procurement best practice through both strategic and operational activities, and will promote the benefits of procurement, demonstrating to managers and heads of service how effective procurement can improve service provision and add value. A significant part of this role will be to work with Category Lead - construction and environment to lead or contribute to the Housing Service development.

Key requirements:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the diverse procurement requirements in a building management and construction environment
• Strong experience of leading on major works procurement projects relating to the repairs and maintenance of Housing stocks
• Demonstrable experience of achieving cost savings through procurement activities and the delivery of sustainable benefits
• Experience of planning, managing and monitoring programmes of work
• Experience of establishing complex contracts and service agreements, ideally within a local authority or Housing Association context.
• Experience of developing and procuring different forms of contracts including partnering agreements
• A clear understanding of contractual principles and contract law, statute law with regard to public procurement (especially EU and UK public contracts regulations).
• Ability to negotiate effectively within a variety of contractual frameworks.
• To be able to engage in corporate and collaborative working, influencing others within the organisation.
• Effective interpersonal skills with good verbal and written skills, a persuasive presenter, facilitator, influencer and negotiator

Qualifications:

• A relevant professional qualification (e.g. MCIPS) and/or appropriate professional experience at a senior level

If this sounds like you, please get in touch ASAP and send your CV to: alex.steel@1st-executive.com

Interviews will take place ASAP.