Job Description
Job Reference:48887DH_1736962059
Job Type: Permanent
Job Industry: Central Government
Contact Name: Darren Herd
Job Location: Essex
Job Title: Public Sector Category Manager
Job Salary: £48,000 - £53,000 Per Annum
Job Start Date:
Portfolio Procurement are recruiting for a Public Sector Category Manager for our client based in Essex.
The Role :
To develop and implement specific category strategies across major categories of spend. Develop, execute, implement, and deliver strategic sourcing and supplier management strategies and plans within these categories.
* Undertaking all associated commercial activity to achieve value creation and minimise total cost of ownership.
* To deliver the full sourcing life cycle, from strategy creation and execution (supplier qualification, assessment, selection, and contract award) through to implementation and contract and supplier management.
* To develop working relationships across the organisation that allow the early involvement of Procurement in any external third party spend for the relevant categories, identification of procurement and organisation initiatives and development of collaborative working.
* Support the delivery of innovation and cost reduction to the organisation through commercial best practice, contract assurance, supplier relationship management strategies, volume leverage, total cost management, demand challenge, process efficiency/compliance and external benchmarking of best practice.
Experience :
* MCIPS or equivalent qualification
* Must have experience of public sector tendering and implementing new commercial relationships cross functional and organisation boundaries and a quantifiable track record of savings delivery and awareness of change implementation.
* Understanding of application of leading category management practices including strategic sourcing, strategic purchasing tools, contract management and supplier management within a public sector procurement environment
* Understanding of category management and evidence of category specific achievements
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