Category Manager - Place

Castlefield Recruitment.; Salford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A city council in Salford is seeking an experienced Category Manager to join their Procurement Team. You will be responsible for leading procurement activity, aligning strategies with stakeholder requirements, and driving performance improvements. The ideal candidate has experience in public sector procurement and strong stakeholder management skills. This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver significant value and improved outcomes for the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Public Sector procurement.
• Demonstrable experience of procurements adding value to organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all procurement related activity within the category portfolio.
• Align category plans to stakeholder requirements.
• Drive performance improvements with KPIs and SLAs.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Public Sector procurement

Stakeholder management

Delivering social value

Education

MCIPS or equivalent

Job description

Role :

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager – Place, to join Salford City Council’s Procurement Team. As a Category Manager, you will be self-disciplined, working within a busy and progressive department and be responsible for planning and driving a busy pipeline of procurement activity, at pace, delivering improved service outcomes, value for money and improved social value as part of the ongoing service delivery.

Duties will include;

• Leading all procurement related activity within the category portfolio
• Ensuring that category plans and strategies align to stakeholder / service requirements
• Driving performance improvements with set KPIs / SLAs and influence strategy approach with market knowledge
• Delivering improved social value outcomes
• Ensuring relationships are developed with key stakeholders and partners
• Delivering budget savings and efficiencies with a commercial mindset
• Providing advice and guidance on procurement matters

Person :

The successful Category Manager – Place :

• Experience of working in Public Sector procurement
• Demonstrable experience of procurements adding value and improved outcomes to organisations
• MCIPS or equivalent level of relevant experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience of delivering social value

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Please note that direct approaches and speculative CV's will be directed to Castlefield Recruitment to be included in the recruitment process.