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Category Manager

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2021-12-03 19:00:05

Job location London City, Greater London, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Other

Job description

Interim Category Manager - Higher Education - Remote Working

Your new company
I am partnered with a Higher Education Institution who is seeking to recruit a Category Manager for a 3 month period. You will be joining an 8 man procurement team, working alongside the other 2 Category Managers. The role is being offered remote working and will fall inside IR35.

Your new role
You will be responsible for leading on the procurement of a number of corporate contracts, predominantly within professional services. This will include; understanding business requirements, market analysis, drafting tender documentation to include scope of requirements and evaluation criteria, as well as negotiating and awarding the final contract. You will also be managing multiple procurement projects at one time. You will use your stakeholder engagement skills with internal and external stakeholders building good working relationships.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role you must have public sector procurement experience and have used CCS or LUPC frameworks. You must be able to give clear examples of procurement projects you have lead from start to finish, demonstrating your commercial acumen. A strong understanding of value for money, whilst also procuring in line with the organisation's and wider public sector regulations is essential. You will have exceptional stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills. You will have a generalist procurement background, but PS procurement experience would be beneficial.

What you'll get in return
An opportunity to work across a number of contracts and manage a large portion of their spend.

What you need to do now
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