Category Management Specialist

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Positive Employment Full time
Job Description

As a Category Management Specialist - Local Government, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's approach to procurement. Your key responsibilities will include implementing the Commercial Services Business Plan, Category Management approach and Make vs. Buy agenda by providing a professional procurement service to all clients across the organisation.

You will work alongside clients on medium to high value-risk procurements, guiding them through procurement governance, legislation and e-tendering portal use. A significant aspect of this role is leading tendering projects, pre-qualification questionnaires, contract implementation and maximising savings and efficiencies from goods and services while ensuring appropriate quality levels.

In addition to your technical skills, you will be expected to assist in driving forward our Category Management and Make or Buy agenda, as well as helping us deliver our strategic priorities and Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). The estimated salary for this position is around £**50,000 - £65,000** per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.



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