Commercial Services Category Specialist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 31 Ionawr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £46,146.00 i £54,231.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Cwmni: | crooton |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1233815941 |
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Commercial Services Category Specialist (7 Forces)
Location: Dependent on the applicant’s location, can be based anywhere across the 7Forces
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £46,146-£54,231, dependent on location across the 7 Forces and experience
We are proud to be working with the 7Force procurement team which is a shared service supporting the seven police forces across the East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk). This collaboration is responsible for third-party spend of approximately £230m per annum, making the 7Force
Collaboration the second largest police procurement collective after the Metropolitan Police.
What will you be doing?
The 7 Force Commercial Services Function are looking for a Category Specialist to develop and deliver all allocated sub-Category related procurement activities specifically within Operational & Community Services to include; category plans, market research, shaping & development, procurement strategy creation, the identification of new contract opportunities, tendering process and initial implementation of procurement contracts across the 7 Forces.
What do you need?
The post holder must have the ability to interact with all senior level management and represent the 7 Forces as a collective or individually, where necessary.
They must have the gravitas to influence external bodies such as the Home Office, Crown Commercial Services, Police Digital Service and BlueLight Commercial and participate, as appropriate, on nationally led initiatives, providing opinion, guidance and shaping future offerings.
The post holder must also be able to interact with budget holders and operational contract owners in the 7 Forces, ensuring the procurement pipeline accurately reflects business need priorities.
The post holder will be ideally educated to CIPS Level 6 in-line with the CIPS structure guidance or be able to clearly evidence equivalent levels of experience, technical knowledge and expertise by having worked as a Procurement professional for a complex, public-sector organisation.
What next?
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Job Reference:5471