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Category Managers

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Posting date: 17 April 2024
Salary: £48,474 to £53,577 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 17 May 2024
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: Liverpool in Work
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

This is a Liverpool City Council opportunity.

About the Role
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

Applicants please email your CV and a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the essential criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification to the Recruitment Team at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk

Are you a procurement professional with ambitions to grow and develop your career with a likeminded organisation?

We are looking for Category Managers with procurement experience in either the City Development/Highways and Social Care/Health areas.

Liverpool City Council aim to make Liverpool one of the best cities in the world by improving the lives of its citizens and bringing new investment into the city. To support this we are looking for dynamic professionals to join our procurement team, supporting the delivery of contracts across the city. You will be joining an award winning procurement service with a reputation for delivering excellence within the field. We give a commitment to invest in our people with training, support with ongoing professional development and continuing to deliver on a first class track record of promoting our own people through their desired career pathway. This is an exciting time to be joining our team as we are delivering significant procurement transformation across the Council.

Candidates should be working towards or already be a full member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS) or similar management qualification. To enable us to attract the best people to work for Liverpool City Council we offer some first class benefits including:

An extremely competitive salary for the role is currently £48,474 - £53,577 with the possibility of a market supplement for exceptional candidates.
35 hour working week with a hybrid working model
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 35 days
Attractive Local Government Pension scheme
Travel Pass Scheme
Cycle2Work Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
20% Discounted Lifestyles Membership
Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity
Additional Leave purchase option
5 days Employee Volunteering Scheme
Medicash – discounts off Dental Bills, Optical Care
If you would like any further information about the role or the team please contact Trevor Ingham, Head of Procurement & Contracts on trevor.ingham@liverpool.gov.uk or 07730028150.

Applicants please email your CV and a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the essential criteria in the Job Description Person Specification to the Recruitment Team at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.
Applicants to apply online, the reference for this opportunity is LCC04429.

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