Category Manager: Corporate Services & ICT

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Aberystwyth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Aberystwyth is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to oversee procurement for corporate services and ICT. This role involves managing procurement activities, leading a team, and fostering relationships with suppliers. We offer a supportive environment, flexible working arrangements, and a generous pension scheme, along with a commitment to staff development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution

Enhanced family benefits

Employee health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Experience managing procurement activities and supplier relationships.
• Ability to lead and coordinate procurement activity.
• Willingness to develop Welsh language skills if necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate procurement activity for corporate services.
• Manage a Procurement Officer.
• Ensure effective contract management for assigned categories.

Skills

knowledge of procurement processes

relationships with stakeholders

flexibility and proactivity

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Category Manager: Corporate Services & ICT

We are investing in our Procurement Service, moving to a Procurement Category Manager Service and are looking to recruit a Procurement Category Manager to join our team to support corporate services and ICT Procurement.

On a day-to-day basis, the Category Manager will:

• lead, direct and co-ordinate procurement activity and ensure effective contract and supplier relationship management to maximise value for money and deliver targeted savings within the assigned category/sub-categories, which include (but are not limited to):
  • cleaning products, office supplies, PPE, travel, energy, translation etc and supporting service teams in Legal & Governance, Finance & Procurement, Democratic Services, Policy & Performance, Customer Contact and ICT.
• have direct line manager responsibility for a Procurement Officer.

The post is key in ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient procurement service for the Council.

We are looking to recruit individuals with:

• knowledge and practical experience of procurement processes, regulations, policies and contract procedure rules
• an ability to develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers and internal and external stakeholders
• a willingness to undertake new challenges and work flexibly and proactively as part of a team.

We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here.

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working:Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location, attendance at the office will be required on occasion.
• Flexi-time:Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Finance and Procurement

We ensure the Council remains financially resilient through careful and responsible monitoring of funds, effective corporate procurement, prompt and accurate payments of financial assessments/creditors and timely collection of local taxation/debts.

Canolfan Rheidol Our Aberystwyth office, Canolfan Rheidol is an award winning building. The office, with its open plan design, provides an excellent space for collaborative working.

Aberystwyth is a lively university town, seaside resort complete with promenade and pier, and the setting of the atmospheric TV drama Hinterland.