Category Officer

Social Personnel; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector recruitment agency is seeking a Category Officer to work with Children’s Services in Oxford. The role involves managing procurement requests and contract compliance in the public sector, with a focus on Children’s Services categories. The ideal candidate possesses strong procurement knowledge, including experience with Atamis and ProContracts. This is a hybrid position requiring attendance in the office once a month, offering flexible working hours within standard core hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in Childrens Services and Education is essential.
• Ability to manage a busy inbox and respond quickly to procurement requests.
• Knowledge of procurement compliance and contract award processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement requests and handle RFQs.
• Lead variations with key stakeholders.
• Ensure contracts are signed and complied with.

Skills

Public Sector procurement knowledge

Experience in Childrens Services

Atamis

ProContracts

Job description

Social Personnel are looking for a Category Officer to work with Oxfordshires Children's Services.

Hybrid - 1 day a month in County Hall (Oxford) possibility of additional day quarterly.

Grade 11 GBP20.98 PAYE or GBP27.96 UMB

Experience in Childrens Services and Education essential

Flexible working hours however core hours are expected to be covered which are between 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday.

The ideal candidate should be able to:

• Quickly respond to procurement requests
• Manage a busy inbox
• Handle RFQs
• Confidently moderate and follow procurement compliance through to contract award
• Undertake Extensions and variations using the Local Authorities governance
• Finalise an opening round of a framework, moderate, send out letters, follow up on due diligence, and ensure contracts are signed
• Lead a variation with other key stakeholders
• Have experience with both Atamis and ProContracts

Public Sector procurement knowledge and experience essential, particularly Childrens Services categories of spend and having the ability to carry out end to end procurements with minimum supervision

Reporting to the Category Manager for Childrens Services, this role will undertake the full delivery of key procurement and contract management projects within the Corporate and Commercial category.

If you are interested or have any questions, please let us know!