Category Manager (Remote)

Category Manager (Procurement) Local Authority - Preston

3-9 month initial contract - likely to be extended.

Rate of pay: �300 - �350 per day - depending on experience.

Remote Working.

** This role involves the managing of Care (Childrens & Adults) and Public Health Service categories **

Purpose of the role:

• Experienced procurement professional providing specialist knowledge and advice to colleagues, senior management, and suppliers.
• Substantial working experience in procurement to deal with complex and high-risk issues across a range of procurement and contract management areas.

Responsibilities:

• As a category manager, you will be responsible for managing procurement within a given category, support the development of the procurement strategy and implement a category strategy.
• Expected to proactively question and challenge Council practice and procedures based on improvements in technology, legislation, and best practice.
• Be accountable for the outcome of each procurement.
• Required to support the supervision of a small team of procurement professionals and a wide range of stakeholders in the procurement of goods, services and works.

Must Have:

• Public sector procurement (PCR2015) knowledge/experience - creating new Open, Restricted and ideally DPS and Framework tenders/contracts
• Knowledge and professional experience of relevant public sector procurement.
• CIPS qualified (or working towards).

About us:

*We offer a market leading referral scheme of up to �250 so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity*

To apply for this role please email & call Dane on (phone number removed).