Senior Category Manager

?? Role: Senior Category Manager
?? Salary/Rate: £70 - £ 81 per hr (inside IR35)
?? Location: Hybrid - Reading
?? Contract Duration: between 8-18-months

We are currently looking for a Senior Category Manager for our government client. This Senior Category Manager role is hybrid, based between working on site in Winnersh 2 days per week, and the remainder of the week working remotely.

The contract for the Senior Category Manager position is initially for between 8 to 18 months with potential to extend, offering an hourly rate within the range of £ 75 to £ 81.37, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance")

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Role Profile/Responsibilities:

• Professional service exp
• Worked in a High Tempo environment
• Problem Solving abilities
• Outsourcing environment large programmes
• Successfully delivered large programmes
• Exp interim procurement in public sector CCS framework and exp in private sector
• Develop and implement Category Strategies for assigned sub-group of categories,
• Support and execute complex strategic sourcing activities in line with approved category strategies and preferred suppliers list, supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, business award and contract handover to the business, in compliance with the business requirements as well as policies and directives, including Code of Conduct and Code of Business Ethics
• Responsible for contractual and commercial management and effective contract administration to deliver commercial value
• Support and execute Supplier Relationship Management for key and critical suppliers within the sub-group of categories, including supplier segmentation, contract management, supplier risks identification and mitigation and suppliers performance
• Identify and develop supplier value including planning and participating to external management review meetings with segmented suppliers (Management Business Reviews and Executive Business Reviews)
• Support and provide input to the Process and Performance team as appropriate
• Support the development and interface with the Service Centre
• Consistently demonstrating positive behaviours in line with the company's environmental, sustainability, safety, health, security, quality and ethics standards.
• Category Management - Drive and implement Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models.
• Supplier base management and supplier classification (PSL)

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

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