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This is an exciting opportunity to join as Category Manager within a major name housing organisation, charged with delivering significant business benefits across the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be MCIPS qualified or working towards it with demonstrable public contracts regulations knowledge. A successful track record of delivering outstanding value, together with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills are all essential for this role.

Key Duties will include:

Leading the development, procurement and implementation of category strategies
Develop appropriate routes to market and ensure contracts awarded deliver value for money
Conduct extensive market research and analysis
Build and maintain successful supply chain relationships

You will need to possess:

Previous public contracts regulations experience and applying to the management of end-to-end procurement activity
Experience of delivering high value complex procurement solutions
Ability to prepare detailed framework/tender/contract documentation and reports
Knowledge of and experience of drawing up contracts
CIPS (ideally MCIPS) qualification or studying towards
Ability to work collaboratively with others across the business and have excellent communication skills
Ability to demonstrate commercial and financial acumen, must be able to articulate the benefits of defined procurement process

If you think you have the drive, determination and experience required to fulfil this role then we would like to hear from you. Please apply now