Category Manager

1 month ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Government Commercial Function Full time
Job Summary

This leadership role presents an opportunity to shape and build the Department for Education's commercial strategy, with the objective of delivering exceptional commercial outcomes.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing category plans and sourcing strategies that align with the Department's vision of providing world-class education, encouraging teamwork, and building effective relationships to deliver great commercial outcomes with real accountability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and procure construction frameworks that deliver best commercial outcomes, underpin the delivery of current and future DfE capital programmes and objectives, and support delivery of key policies.
  • Ensure the successful launch and operation of frameworks, working closely with framework management teams and suppliers to ensure effective operation throughout the lifecycle of the framework.
  • Deliver procurements that conform to Departmental procurement procedures, and which comply fully with UK procurement law, Departmental commercial policy, and assurance processes.
  • Responsible for competitions delivered, ensuring accurate, comprehensive, and transparent analysis, with recommendations to senior decision makers based on whole life costs that maintain full business ownership of the commercial outcomes.
  • Contribute to the creation and delivery of market-leading category strategy which manages and develops construction sector markets to meet current and future Departmental needs.
  • Deliver and own Departmental sub-category and category plans and develop market category expertise within portfolio.
  • Act as a source of expert market knowledge, insight, and advice to EE teams in category area. Work with them to understand requirements and develop commercial strategies aligned to policy objectives, suppliers, and supply markets.
  • Ensure the team is creating positive supplier relationships, encouraging innovation, value-add initiatives, a strong customer service ethic, and a culture of continuous improvement.
  • May be responsible for line management/task management of staff and maintain a key role in coaching and developing staff.
  • Develop and deliver procurement savings plans for specific categories in collaboration with the customer.
  • Effectively influence customers across the network to deliver value for money, achieving savings targets and sustainable outcomes in the procurement of works, goods, and services.
  • Provide expert advice on commercial risk management and deliver mitigation plans/strategies to manage identified risks at corporate level.
  • Develop the commercial capability of customers and team members.
Requirements
  • Risk Mindset - A proven track record of successfully building capability within a commercial function and/or knowledge of commercial solutions can help the Department or end users address their key challenges.
  • Manages Complexity - Experience of analysing complex information to make informed strategic category plans.
  • Commercial Focus - A proven track record of successfully building capability within a commercial function.
  • Builds Relationships - Evidence of influencing key senior stakeholders and suppliers towards commercial solutions in a complex commercial environment.
  • Procurement Process - Significant procurement and commercial experience ideally delivering contracts with some knowledge of grants.
Benefits

As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management, and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

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