Hybrid Assistant Category Manager – Procurement

WMJobs; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Local authority pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council invites internal applications for an Assistant Category Manager within Procurement & Commercial Services. The role supports category management, sourcing and procurement across the Council, working with Category Managers to deliver value for money and commercial improvements.

This development opportunity is open to colleagues with relevant procurement or transferable experience who are keen to develop within the profession and broaden their procurement knowledge.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience or transferable skills.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing and procurement activity
• Assist with quotations and tender exercises
• Undertake spend and market analysis
• Support contract and supplier management
• Maintain accurate procurement records and systems
• Work with services to identify commercial improvements

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation

Commercial awareness

Procurement experience

Job description

Stoke-on-Trent City Council invites internal applications for an Assistant Category Manager within Procurement & Commercial Services. The role supports category management, sourcing and procurement across the Council, working with Category Managers to deliver value for money and commercial improvements.

This development opportunity is open to colleagues with relevant procurement or transferable experience who are keen to develop within the profession and broaden their procurement knowledge.