Category Manager
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| Job Type | |
| Location | York |
| Area | Yorkshire & Humberside, UK |
| Sector | Procurement & Commercial |
| Salary | £375.00.Ltd |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Jackie Fielding |
| Telephone | 07740107091 |
| Job Ref | 28341 |
- Description
- • Job Title: Category Manager
• CV Submission Deadline: 20/04/2018 @ 15.10
• Daily Pay rate: £375 Ltd
• Location: Yorkshire and Humberside:Foss House - York
• Contract Length: 01/05/2018 – 01/05/2019
As a Senior Category Manager, specific duties will include:
• Support Category Lead Manager and Senior Management Team in commercial leadership across the Defra Network through key initiatives ensuring best practice and delivery of savings;
• Provide day to day commercial advice to customers on procurement issues and governance, helping to determine appropriate procurement strategies, which manage risk, exploit commercial opportunities and maximise value for money over the whole life of the contract;
• Engage with EU Exit project teams which have requirements related to the category and establish their needs and provide support to develop pipelines and conduct procurement activities;
• Provide specialist advice to customers on procurement issues and Governance, Intellectual Property Rights, single tenders, European Procurement and contract management;
• Support more senior members of the procurement team with any projects or specialisms, support the Senior Management Team to create a commercial culture that allows good procurement practices to be applied and ensures that the organisation considers both technical and commercial requirements when letting contracts
• Manage relationships with internal and external category stakeholders and wider government;
• Lead the commercial and contractual interaction with suppliers, including supply chain early market support, including engagement with key markets and suppliers, particularly in relation to EU Exit where there may be competition, issues with capacity and skills within the market.
• Support the development and implementation of the identified category strategies; development of savings opportunities and benchmarking of industry standards and practices to identify quick win opportunities;
• Prepare pre tender and tender documents in conjunction with customers and ensure that procurement timescales are adhered to by EU Exit project teams;
• Prepare contract management documentation in conjunction with customers;
• Use leading practice procurement tools to develop and implement the sourcing strategies;
• Provide operational tendering support, including developing requirements, specifications, running tenders and letting contracts, including for EU Exit related projects related to the category;
• Deal with all Request For Information (RFI), Request For Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Competencies
• Achieving Commercial Outcomes
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Delivering Value for Money
