Senior Procurement Category Manager (Operations/Repairs)

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 61,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

What you can expect from us

• We offer a competitive salary of £60,950 per annum - 12 month Fixed term contract
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
• Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications allowing you to develop your professional development to MCIPS.

About the role

We are now recruiting a Senior Procurement Category Manager (Operations/Repairs) to manage the delivery of high-quality, value-for-money services through a modern, resilient, customer-focused procurement service.

Onward has started a journey of developing best practices for contract and supplier management. The successful candidate will support and embed this work while learning and developing their skills with support from peers and senior management. You will have access to performance and risk management software and reporting, with opportunities to lead development initiatives across Onward and help deliver more for our customers. We have also introduced a Social Value networking platform to connect businesses with local community groups to deliver outcomes through procurement, especially ahead of the new Procurement Act 2023.

The role focuses on the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, working with technical stakeholders from proposal development to contract negotiation, bid evaluation, performance evaluation, and contract management.

This is a home-based role, but the successful candidate will need to attend office and client meetings throughout Northwest England as required.

We are ideally seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager with a strong track record in category management within Operations or the social housing sector, focusing on Repairs, including Grounds Maintenance, Waste Management, Energy, Security, Fleet, and Specialist contractors such as Scaffolding, Damp, Drainage, and Pest Control. The role involves developing and embedding programme management, performance, and risk management reporting, and deputising for the Head of Procurement as appropriate.

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Created on 26/04/2025 by TN, United Kingdom