Your new company

Your new company is recruiting a Category Manager to work within the Procurement section of the Finance Department.
Leading on Procurement projects for goods, works or services, as allocated, being responsible for the preparation and delivery of a commercially focused category management strategy for your allocated categories within the relevant category portfolio. You will aim at ensuring continuity of supply, delivering value for money, influencing the wider impact of procurement on the Welsh economy, sustainability agenda and managing commercial and legislative risk relating to Procurement.

Your new role

• Responsible for proactively project managing the delivery of multiple end-to-end procurement processes and practices within their client group concurrently, ensuring potential issues are anticipated and planned for within long-term time frames. The post holder will manage the complete set of procurement activities from pre-procurement activities to contract award in line with agreed Procurement Policy, Procedures and current Regulations

• Create sub-category strategies for multiple allocated category areas and deliver relevant strategies in coordination with Senior Category Manager and stakeholders.

• Build influential internal relationships to ensure Procurement objectives are fully understood and embedded.

• Support contract management of key suppliers.

• Proactively engage with schools and departments to identify efficiency and savings opportunities and provide procurement guidance.

• Take an active role in project boards to ensure early procurement engagement

• Represent Procurement at internal and external meetings as required.

• Implementing Sustainable Procurement Policy to make a significant contribution to its environmental, social, governance and economic goals.

• Provide operational support within the department and to the Senior Category Managers.(deputising where required), planning and delivering on projects and supervising project teams as needed

• Investigate and analyse expenditure, volume and type of suppliers, expenditure trends, internal user profiles, and supply market trends, making recommendations through advice and reports e.g. on standardisation and rationalisation of contracts and leveraging economies of scale

• Use and continuously improve agreed procedures to competitively tender, and negotiate effectively with suppliers, to establish procurement contracts and framework agreements that demonstrate the best value for money

• Maintain accurate records & files generally, and auditable records of all procurement processes to ensure high process compliance.

• Review and maintain pricelists on our catalogue management system, E-marketplace.

• Maintain up-to-date savings captured – in line with the relevant savings methodology

• Engage in relevant continued professional development to maintain a knowledge and awareness of current legislation, policy, practice and procedure in the post holder’s field of work and to keep others informed as appropriate. Undertake sector specific research as appropriate.

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.

• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in respect of equality and diversity, data protection, copyright and licensing, security, financial and other policies, procedures and codes as appropriate.

• To undertake any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined, subject to the provision that normally any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the Job Description in specific terms.

What you'll need to succeed

• MCIPS qualified or working towards MCIPS or a degree in relevant business-related subject as well as experience of qualifications in project management, but not limited to Prince 2 Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• Substantial experience of working with procurement, supply chain or relevant commercial environment including experience of liaising the legal teams and/or suppliers around agreeing terms of contract.
• Evidence of experience and knowledge of specific product or service markets, with the ability to exploit them through the application of well-developed procurement skills.
• Evidence of using negotiation or influencing stakeholders and/ or suppliers to make efficiencies
• Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
• Evidence of achieving savings and/or value through procurement activities.
• Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive Salaries

• 32–37 days' A/L
• Staff Pension Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Reduced Rates on Sport Memberships

What you need to do now

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