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BBS Recruitment is currently recruiting an experienced Category Specialist for a temporary position for our client in islington and surrounding areas.
Duties and responsibilities of Category Specialist:
* Identify and utilise the correct procurement and supply guidance, template, form or system needed for any stage in the process, recognising there may be numerous potential options to select from and in some cases will need adapting to a more bespoke approach.
* Appreciation/application of main cycles and steps therein, including the procurement and supply, category management and/or contract management cycle.
* Complete assigned work in procurement and supply that support effective category management from commissioning, procurement or contract stages, considering the choice of possible solutions and using innovatory thinking to deliver the required commercial solution, doing and not just advising as necessary.
* Undertake procurement supply work in a consistent and timely way, which may result in different ways of working, alternative practice in service delivery/stakeholders or impact on procedures, adhering to governance requirements and ensuring value for money and savings.
* Consider council/procurement strategies and balance risks, opportunities, sustainability, collaboration with advice/actions that may have significant service implications for your colleagues, other services, partner organisations, residents, businesses and/or suppliers.
* Attend meetings, audio/conference calls and webcam based calls on or off site(s) as directed and/or reasonably required by the role, utilising prescribed technology, collaboratively covering for peers, undertaking extra commensurate level work at no additional remuneration.
* Undertake relevant and more complex specialist procurement and supply contract related work to an auditable advanced level, displaying specialist skills in a specific area such as procurement or contract management across the full spectrum of the category or detailed knowledge across multiple categories.
* Lead and manage professionally specialist and complex procurement and supply work requiring detailed knowledge across your specialist category area with a highly developed knowledge in particular area of expertise across goods, works or services as defined within the overall category management area.
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Requirements for Category Specialist:
* Enhanced DBS.
* Ability to perform calmly in a considered way regularly in contentious and confrontation scenarios.
* Demonstrated ability work with minimal support, requiring you demonstrate advanced knowledge, skills or aptitude in a range of specialist matters relevant to the post.
* Relevant experience.
* 2 years reference