IT Commercial Senior Category Advisor

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom National Highways Full time

**Your new role**

Do you want to be involved in supporting cutting edge digital services & technology procurement?

Looking for a career in one of only 17 organisations globally to be awarded CIPS Platinum Award for Procurement Excellence?

Then National Highways has the role for you

The Commercial & Procurement Digital Services & Technology Team are looking for an IT Commercial Senior Category Advisor to join us at this exciting time as we support our Digital Roads programme and our Digital data and technology strategy.

You will be based in Birmingham. We support a flexible working pattern, which will be agreed with your line manager.

Experience of working in digital services and technology procurement and/or in the public sectors desirable, but not essential to being successful in this role. Your drive, enthusiasm and willingness to engage to deliver value to the business is more important.

If this interests you, then we want to hear from you

**What you’ll be leading on**
- Provide specialist advice and guidance for stakeholders on procurement policy and procedures - to ensure that procurement drives innovation and best practice and is compliant with business frameworks and UK legislation/EU directives. Assist management of work programmes according to this Ensuring that the appropriate tender, contract and finance management systems are maintained, and all activity correctly recorded.
- Contribute to encouraging improvements in contractual and procurement knowledge and practice across the Company in line with public sector procurement frameworks - sharing knowledge and skills with others to disseminate best practice.
- Assist with supplier cost savings targets, and initiatives delivered that increase efficiency whilst maintaining performance and risk management.
- Assist with the building of excellent collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support delivery of the Highways England imperatives, Safety, Customer Service and implementation of the Category Management approach.
- Drive continual improvement in health and safety performance demonstrating a strong understanding of Highways England Five Year Health & Safety Plan and how Procurement Division contributes to this.

**To be successful you'll need**
- A track-record in managing major procurement exercises (inviting/selecting tenders, managing contracts).
- Experience in a commercially focused environment.
- Strong project management skills.
- Should hold or be willing to work towards the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Diploma (or equivalent).

**A bit about us**

National Highways is on an exciting journey to digitise all that we do - come join us We believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.

We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

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