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The Procurement Division is responsible for ensuring value-for-money for the Bank for approximately £300m of third‑party spend annually; and compliance with procurement policies and regulations when the Bank purchases goods, services and works. The team is responsible for undertaking the end‑to‑end procurement process across a broad range of categories to support all parts of the Bank, implementing category strategies and managing the future sourcing timeline; and is broadly organised into three business partnering teams, covering Technology, Property & Notes Production, and Corporate. This role of Commercial Category Manager is within the Procurement Division's Category & Contract Management – Technology team. The position offers the opportunity to develop expertise in the procurement profession and further your procurement career. The role is part of the Technology commercial business partnering team, which is responsible for procuring IT infrastructure, hardware, software, support, cyber, data, consultancy (professional services), and cloud services.

• Developing procurement strategies and identifying routes to market
• Supporting business areas in developing specifications
• Producing tender documents including developing detailed award criteria, commercial models and selecting appropriate contract terms
• Managing the subject‑matter experts / stakeholders / commercial analyst through the full procurement process including supporting, advising, training on evaluations, managing conflict and communication
• Administering the tender period including managing clarifications, co‑ordinating bidder briefings and meetings
• Running the evaluation process including leading or supporting scoring moderation meetings and undertaking commercial evaluations
• Drafting and finalising contracts ensuring relevant risks and policies are addressed
• Managing the transition from sourcing to contract management of the live contract with the Contract owner / manager
• Creating, reviewing, amending, managing approval, and publishing of notices for tendering opportunities and contract awards

• Advising the Commercial Business Partner on the strategic direction of the category, by collaborating closely with colleagues across the Bank to understand business area strategies and long‑term requirements
• Generating and analysing essential spend data, market insights, supplier reports and contract performance metrics to support business areas
• Providing governance support to ensure compliance with the directions of the Commercial Oversight Group and other management boards. Liaising with professionals in Finance, Environment, Social and Governance, Technology, Cyber, Legal and other areas, to ensure compliance with savings targets and environmental measures, amongst other interactions
• Supporting the Commercial Business Partner to embed effective risk management by implementing risk controls to drive compliance to policy
• Supporting the Commercial Business Partner with the development of commercial competencies across the Bank, through regular engagement and training
• Driving sustainability in the category, by notably working closely with Subject Matter Specialists
• Working with the Supplier Management team to ensure supplier and contract management best practice is implemented in line with the Bank's framework
• Providing support to the wider team to meet peaks in tendering activity

• Proven track record of managing a complex pipeline of work, delivering innovative commercial solutions through the application of strategic sourcing techniques and use of relevant systems and contracts
• Experience of the end‑to‑end sourcing process for high value and/or high complexity contracts
• Experience of working in procurement in the public sector
• Experience of the Public Contract regulations PCR2015; and knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023
• Strong stakeholder management skills and assertiveness, with ability to challenge
• Strong communication skills, ability to build rapport and constructive relationships
• Knowledge and experience of a range of routes‑to‑market and contract models
• Demonstrable excellent organisational, planning and time‑management skills
• Demonstrable ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Self‑motivation, with the ability to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team
• Attention to detail when drafting and reviewing documents
• Capability to translate data into meaningful insights for appropriate audiences and presenting outcomes to those audiences
• MCIPS qualification (or working towards)

• Experience of e‑procurement systems (for example Proactis, Oracle)
• Experience of Technology procurements and knowledge of industry standard forms of contract
• Supplier and/or contract management expertise (post‑contract award)

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve. At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public. We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part‑time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed. For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders. Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

We encourage flexible working, part‑time working and job share arrangements. Part‑time salary and benefits will be on a pro‑rated basis as appropriate. Leeds salary circa £46,320 - £52,000. In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non‑contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.