Category Manager - Operations & Fleet

Cedar Recruitment Careers; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Category Manager for a Public Sector client in Essex. The position offers a salary between £50,000 and £53,400 plus benefits, with hybrid working expectations. Key responsibilities include developing category strategies and managing procurement processes, requiring a strong background in Public Sector procurement. This role is essential for ensuring compliance and value in operations and fleet management.

Benefits

Public Sector Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong background in Public Sector Procurement, Category, or Commercial Management.
• Desirable experience in Operations and/or Fleet categories.
• End to end Procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies in Operations and Fleet.
• Run end to end procurements through Frameworks and Open Procedures.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Skills

Public Sector experience

Procurement knowledge

Category Management

Job description

Cedar are supporting a Public Sector client based in Essex who are looking to hire a Category Manager for their Operations and Fleet requirements. This is a permanent job opportunity offering a salary ranged from £50,000 up to £53,400 per annum plus a range of Public Sector Benefits. This role will operate on a hybrid working basis with the expectation to be on-site 3 days per week and the remaining 2 days with the option to work from home.

Reporting into the Head of Procurement the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing specific category strategies in the Operations and Fleet category and will be hands on with running end to end procurements through Frameworks and Open Procedure processes. The focus of the role will be to ensure continual value for money and compliance, in line with the new Procurement Act 2023. The successful candidate will also be responsible for managing key relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to help achieve ongoing value.

Candidates applying MUST HAVE :

• Strong background working in the Public Sector in a Procurement, Category or Commercial Management role
• Experience in Operations and / or Fleet categories would be advantageous but is not required - experience in a range of categories would be beneficial

End to end Procurement experience and use of Frameworks such as CCS, YPO, ESPO etc. is ...