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Senior Category Manager – Procurement Services

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	03 Mai 2024
Cyflog:	£370.00 bob dydd
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	per day PAYE depending on experience TBC
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	01 Mehefin 2024
Lleoliad:	Oldham, OL1 1NL
Cwmni:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Math o swydd:	Dros dro
Cyfeirnod swydd:	Oldham 0008 896A / 1

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What's involved with this role:

Interim Senior Category Manager – Procurement Services

Job Ref: Oldham 0008 896A / 1

Pay Rate: Up to £370 per day PAYE depending on experience TBC

Hours per week: 35-37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 9 months

City: Oldham

Hybrid working

Please note the pay rate is provisional only and the ad will be amended with the confirmed rate, once received.

The purpose of the role is to lead and deliver high quality, innovative and intelligence led category management across a range of spend area, to support the transformation of Procurement to a category management approach Oldham Council.

Key Responsibilities:

Build strong working relationships with senior service colleagues, commissioners category teams, contract managers, suppliers and external partners. To work in partnership with colleagues in Oldham Council as directed by the Head of Service.
Lead and deliver high value category procurement exercises, which secure the goods, works and services that most appropriately identify the addressed needs of our customers, residents and users whilst ensuring value for money, compliance with relevant policy and procurement legislation and generating cashable and non-cashable efficiencies throughout the life of our contracts.
Provide commercial and market intelligence to internal customers to support strategic planning and project delivery.
Be fully engaged and embedded within a specific service area of the council and play a proactive role in developing a commercial strategy to meet the needs of that Directorate.
Manage a range of procurements that are uniquely complex in terms of impact on individuals, communities and a wider range of stakeholders.
Work within and actively shape markets that demand exceptional experience, with a high degree of political, public and reputational subjection.
Lead and direct multiple procurements that have particularly challenging budget implications, including those that have cross-organisational dependencies.
Work proactively to influence and shape policy decision making by providing innovative business insight and category expertise to customers and service leads.
Work with the client area to develop and maintain an up-to-date pipeline of procurement projects.
Lead, design and deliver innovative procurement category strategies, arising from category action plans, pipelines and through working closely with customers, that challenge existing delivery models, ensure corporate objectives and service needs are met, applying legislation and Oldham Council’s Contract Procedure Rules to realise the optimal commercial solutions.



NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Qualifications:

Full membership of CIPS or a similar related professional body.



Experience:

Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
A track record of designing and implementing innovative category strategies and achieving value for money through effective procurement, with a demonstrable track record of achievement.
Experience in the preparation analysis, interpretation and reporting of procurement management information.
Experience of developing positive working relationships at a senior level and influencing policy decisions.
Experience of working with, or on behalf of, partner organisations to achieve benefits for both organisations.
Experience of team management, including setting direction and objectives that clearly show team and individual contribution to service and organisation vision.
Significant experience of formation of contracts and development of procurement strategies that deliver the best commercial outcome.
Experience of maximising Social Value outcomes within the tendering process.



Skills & Abilities

Ability to work on own initiative and to positively influence stakeholders.
Ability to positively represent the procurement function in liaison with other services and external organisations.
Ability to take a flexible and proactive approach to problem solving.
Ability to produce positive and action orientated work meeting challenging and contentious deadlines evidencing resilience.
Ability to sensitively and effectively manage and improve relationships with stakeholders and providers.
Ability to integrate and work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Ability to communicate effectively both in written format and verbally to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to present authoritatively and credibly requirements in dealings at all levels with a positive, productive and passionate approach.
Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a large organisation undergoing major change across services.



Knowledge

Excellent knowledge of strategic procurement processes, procurement developments and emerging practice.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of UK procurement legislation and other regulations affecting the public sector, and local government in particular.
Knowledge of financial procedures including price, cost and bid analysis and budget management.
Good knowledge of internal financial management arrangements.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of Local Government organisation and services.
Knowledge of continuous improvement management philosophies (e.g., Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma etc.).





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Job Ref: Oldham 0008 896A / 1


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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