Category Manager

19 hours ago

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nigel Wright Full time

**The Role**
Offering flexible, hybrid working the focus of this Category manager role is to provide a first rate service to the organisation. My client is a large public sector organisation in Newcastle upon Tyne and they are looking for a Category manager to join theirprocurement team.
The role will involve the following key responsibilities:

- Establishing customer tendering and contracting requirements.
- Preparing business cases
- Developing tender specifications
- Preparing and devising appropriate terms and conditions
- Developing pricing schedules
- Setting appropriate timescales
- Drafting and placing advertisements, FTS notices
- Preparing Pre-Qualification Questionnaires
- Issuing invitations to tender / negotiate
- Advising on and evaluating tender returns
- Evaluation of suppliers (financial, legal, policies)
- Carrying out post tender negotiations
- Formalising and awarding of contracts

**The individual**:
The key attributes required for this exciting Category Manager role are as follows:

- CIPS qualified
- Experience in Adult social care/ public health would be advantageous
- Public sector experience would be beneficial
- Experience in tendering process
- Purchasing experience is essential
- Category management experience needed
- Good IT skills
- Strong communication skills across all levels
- Works well under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good commercial understanding

**Benefits**
As well as a competitive salary this role offers excellent additional benefits including:

- 25 days) plus bank holidays (Employees can request to purchase additional annual leave via a salary sacrifice scheme)
- Discounted membership of fitness and wellbeing centres including 5 gyms; 4 pools; 2 spas and over 250 classes every week
- The ‘Benefits Plus’ Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for Childcare Vouchers
- Car Leasing
- Flexible working hours (earliest start 7:00AM, latest finish 6:00PM)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Personal training and development
- Public transport season tickets
- Credit Union Savings Scheme
- Access to NHS or Local Government Pension Schemes

This role provides an ideal opportunity to gain exposure to a broad variety of categories within an organisation which values personal development. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions

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