Category Lead - York - 4 months - OUTSIDE IR35 - 475

North Yorkshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

SmartSourcing are recruiting on behalf of a Major Public sector client for a Category Lead.

A Category Lead is required to support the Head of Technical Services to develop and deliver strategic procurements, guarantee procurement policies are adhered to in order to deliver value for money and innovative commercial solutions.

As a Category Lead, duties will include:
Support the Senior Management Team in commercial leadership across the Defra Network through key initiatives ensuring best practice, delivery of savings and development of a strong commercial culture which considers both technical and commercial requirements when letting contracts;
Manage relationships with internal and external category stakeholders and wider government;
Lead and 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;
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;
Lead on responses to Request For Information (RFI), Request For Proposal (RFP),Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Service Level Agreements;
Provide specialist support using subject matter knowledge, commercial skills, knowledge and experience; Prepare pre tender and tender documents in conjunction with customers and ensure that procurement timescales are adhered to;
Use leading practice procurement tools to develop and implement the sourcing strategies;
Engage with EU Exit project teams to understand requirements related to the category, establish needs, provide support to develop pipelines and conduct procurement activities;
Provide operational tendering support, including developing requirements, specifications, running tenders and letting contracts, including for EU Exit related projects related to the category.

Applicants must hold a relevant commercial qualification, such as MCIPS or equivalent. Recent public sector procurement experience is essential and applicants must be able to demonstrate subject matter knowledge, including public sector procurement principles and processes.

There are also specialist skills needed which are;

Bravo eTendering, Award and Contract Management System knowledge is preferable.

Recent knowledge and experience of public sector procurement.

The post holder will be expected to travel between main offices in London, Peterborough, Reading and York, however, further travel may be required.
Start date
ASAP
Duration
4 months
From
SmartSourcing plc
Published at
22.11.2017
Project ID:
1457428
Contract type
Freelance
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