Category Manager

1 month ago


Reading, United Kingdom ARM Remote Work Freelance Full time

Role Details:

  • Reading
  • Hybrid, 2 days per week on-site
  • 10-Month Contract
  • Negotiable rate of Pay
  • 40 Hours Per week

About the Role:

The Energy Division at ARM is currently seeking a Category Manager to join a UK Leading Nuclear Defence Business

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Managing a Procurement exercise in a Public Sector environment
  • Construction experience in a live public sector background
  • Experience procuring construction projects, including building, installation, new process re-kits, utilities, factory settings, and substations.
  • Developing tendering strategies, with NEC4 experience is essential.

What You Need to Succeed:

  • Willingness to commit to required on-site attendance.
  • Procurement management background
  • Public sector procurement experience/knowledge
  • Construction experience
  • Pulling tender/contract documents together - contracts (NEC conditions)
  • Experience working with legal teams.
  • Experience in evaluating tenders, launching them, and handing contracts over to contract management.
  • Stakeholder engagement experience/skills
  • Background in nuclear or highly regulated environments
  • Knowledge of the defence sector

The candidate will be able to demonstrate:

  • Knowledge of Public sector procurement regulations and experience applying them to contracts and procurement.
  • Experience in procuring across various categories.
  • Experience in managing contracts.
  • Knowledge and use of Crown Commercial Service procurement frameworks
  • Procurement experience in software and hardware
  • Ability to liaise with a broad range of government stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Experience in delivering high-value procurements.
  • Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and facilitate decision-making.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills and effective communication of technical concepts to non-technical individuals

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply via the link, contact us at (phone number removed), or email me at , and we will let you know if you have been shortlisted.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.


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