You will help ensure best value is achieved for the business, meeting business and departmental targets/cost improvement; track performance of deals and demonstrate best value and review and negotiate orders. You will be responsible for your own category of spend acting as subject-matter expert to stakeholders so demonstrable experience of running the end-to-end procurement cycle and familiarity with category management is essential. This role will help with the development and implementation of all category strategies and, as part of this process, you will undertake rigorous business requirements analysis and ensure that category strategies at all levels align with organisational priorities. As well as supporting, managing or leading cross-functional project teams, you will also provide detailed procurement advice and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will: be part CIPS qualified, have proven ability in developing effective working relationships through strong interpersonal skills; excellent negotiation skills; demonstrable experience of supporting the procurement of goods and services with a record of delivering savings against budgets; and a high level of communication skills, both verbal and written. Demonstrable experience of running the end-to-end procurement cycle under public sector procurement regulations and completed PA23 training are essential, with a working knowledge of category management also required. With high levels of autonomy, CIPS support and an inspirational Head of Procurement and procurement colleagues to learn from, this role constitutes an excellent development prospect.