Senior Category Manager

Interim Senior Category Manager roles - IT, Fleet, FM & Property
Birmingham (good travel routes and free rail travel offered)
Hybrid (2 days per week on site)
Up to £65,000 (PAYE - these roles will
not
fall outside IR35 so please only apply if you are happy to work at the salary level mentioned)
Potential to become permanent
We have several incredible Interim Senior Category Manager opportunities to work with a Midlands region’s leading consortiums of public transport services. The key categories we're looking for expertise in are IT, Fleet and FM & Property.
The purpose of the role is to build a strong procurement function with the right commercial capability from scratch, identifying potential suppliers and onboarding them across the mentioned categories.
As one of the Interim Senior Category Managers, you will develop and manage commercial strategies for spend as well as providing professional advice on procurement matters to stakeholders at all levels to ensure that budgets are spent in accordance with strategy and Financial Regulations.
They work flexibly, within a project based, delivery focussed environment.
Are you ready for a rewarding challenge?
Responsibilities:
Perform full review and deep-dive analysis into current requirements and any existing suppliers
Identify relevant suppliers for goods and services within the assigned Categories, perform end-to-end tendering process, review of quotes (with assistance from your Category Managers), run full governance checks under UCR and onboard suppliers to frameworks
Establish SLAs for all successful suppliers
Negotiate and influence senior collective forums (internal and external) to achieve the benefits of collaborative procurement
Manage contract reviews for key business critical contracts managed outside of the central procurement function
Line manage the performance and development of direct reports
Your Experience:
Previous strategic procurement and commercial experience essential
Proven experience of the strategic procurement of goods & services for Facilities Management / Fleet / IT categories, ideally within Public Sector or transport industry
Demonstrable experience in managing procurement processes and contracts, including developing and implementing procurement strategies, evaluating bids and negotiating contracts.
Knowledge of public procurement regulations, policies and procedures (UCR / PCR) is essential and needs to be clear on your CV that you have it
Desirable
Relevant professional procurement qualification, such as MCIPS or equivalent.
What’s on Offer:
c. 6 months position with potential to become permanent for the right person
Up to £65,000 PAYE salary equivalent
Free Travel with an easily accessible, central site in Birmingham
Flexible working hours
Hybrid Working 2 days in the office 3 days at home.
If you have the above experience, you are immediately available (or can be available on short notice) and are able to be in central Birmingham at least 2 days per week, we'd love to receive your application!