Description
Sopra Steria Recruitment is working in partnership with a major public sector client in the UK. We are currently recruiting Category Manager for 5 Months contract initially with possible extension.
Description:
A Category Manager is required to support the Senior Category Manager and Category Lead to, develop and deliver strategic procurements, guarantee procurement policies are adhered to in order to deliver value for money and innovative commercial solutions. Furthermore, this role may be required to support the Department's requirements in terms of EU Exit, including but not limited to engagement with the supply chain, provision of operational tendering support and development of commercial arrangements. To do this the Category Manager will take a strategic approach when managing all stakeholders, both internal and external, and collaborate with other departments and/or agencies where appropriate. This role requires excellent prioritisation skills, attention to detail and the ability to multitask.
As a Category Manager you will:
- Provide day to day commercial advice to customers on procurement issues and governance, helping to determine appropriate procurement strategies, which manage risk, exploit commercial opportunities and maximise value for money over the whole life of the contract;
- As and when required engage with EU Exit project teams which have requirements related to the category, establish needs, provide support to develop pipelines and conduct procurement activities;
- Provide specialist advice to customers on procurement issues and Governance, Intellectual Property Rights, single tenders, European Procurement and contract management;
- Support more senior members of the procurement team with any projects or specialisms, support the Senior Management Team to create a commercial culture that allows good procurement practices to be applied and ensures that the organisation considers both technical and commercial requirements when letting contracts
- Manage relationships with internal and external category stakeholders and wider government;
- Support and lead the commercial and contractual interaction with suppliers, including supply chain early market support, including engagement with key markets and suppliers, particularly in relation to EU Exit where there may be competition, issues with capacity and skills within the market.
- Support the development and implementation of the identified category strategies; development of savings opportunities and benchmarking of industry standards and practices to identify quick win opportunities;
- Use leading practice procurement tools to develop and implement the sourcing strategies;
- Prepare pre tender and tender documents in conjunction with customers and ensure that procurement timescales are adhered to;
- Prepare contract management documentation in conjunction with customers;
- Use leading practice procurement tools to develop and implement the sourcing strategies;
- Provide operational tendering support, including developing requirements, specifications, running tenders and letting contracts, including for EU Exit related projects related to the category;
- Deal with all Request
- For Information (RFI), Request For Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Service Level Agreements