Senior Category Manager

Your new role
Hays Procurement are excited to be working on a new position within the Public Sector for a Senior Category Manager. The position will be based in Rotherham with flexible and hybrid working policies. As Senior Category Manager, you will be responsible for the management of a category team, providing holistic professional and technical procurement advice and training to colleagues, customers, and suppliers to ensure compliance with UK procurement law as well as the organisations Financial and Procurement Procedure Rules.

This will involve developing strategies and delivering a range of procurement projects by leading/project managing teams of stakeholders through the procurement cycle from project inception and developing robust and holistic business cases through to final contract award and subsequent payment of invoices.

You will also provide contract management support and advice to contract owners to drive quality, cost improvement and positive ethical practices including the delivery of Social Value benefits from the supply chain.

As part of the role, you will be required to develop strong stakeholder relationships and identify and drive improvements within the category by engaging with Senior Managers and Directors across the organisation to determine and agree the forward plan of activity, ensuring successful project delivery, as well as developing and managing the staff within your category team.

What you\'ll need to succeed
You will have experience in a similar role and hold MCIPS. The successful candidate will have significant experience in developing and implementing category strategies and plans and prioritising and delivering multiple complex procurement projects within a large and complex organisation.

In-depth knowledge and practical experience of operating within the applicable UK public procurement legislation, policies, procedures and best practice. Experience of managing stakeholder relationships across all levels within an organisation in a demanding environment. Experience of developing and managing staff in a procurement setting to deliver against individual and team targets and objectives.

A knowledge and awareness of ethical procurement practice, with a particular focus on delivering Social Value outcomes through procurement would be advantageous. Ideally, you will have developed and delivered procurement related training to staff, internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Experience of assessing risk and managing change within a procurement setting and an understanding of Purchase to Pay processes would be desirable.

What you\'ll get in return
A salary banding between £48,474 - £51,515 per annum plus some excellent benefits including 33 days\' holiday + bank holidays, a local government pension scheme, flexible and hybrid working options are also available.

What you need to do now
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