Category Manager (Procurement / Purchasing)
- Recruiter
- GreenSquareAccord
- Location
- Chippenham, Wiltshire
- Salary
- £36,029 - £39,633 per annum – depending on skills
- Posted
- 08 Jul 2021
- Closes
- 02 Aug 2021
- Ref
- NTXQS635909
- Sectors
- Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Category Manager (Procurement / Purchasing)
Chippenham
£36,029 - £39,633 per annum – depending on skills
About us
In April 2021, GreenSquare and Accord Housing Association merged to create a bigger, better, organisation. GreenSquareAccord now provides over 25,000 homes to more than 54,000 people, we deliver over 3 million hours of care to individuals every year and have a geographical reach from Newcastle upon Tyne to Salisbury, Wiltshire. We have a staff team of approx. 4,000 people.
The GreenSquareAccord story is about building better lives. GreenSquareAccord is committed to building more homes and providing more care and support to more people, whilst still delivering the locally-focused services to the people who need them most.
Everything we do comes back to people – whether that’s providing a good quality, safe home, helping someone to live an independent life, addressing social injustice and equality and everything else in between.
Our vision for GreenSquareAccord is to be an organisation where people can enjoy happiness, health and prosperity
About the role
We are currently recruiting for a Category Manager to join us on a full time permanent basis to work within our Procurement Team, providing support to the Head of Procurement in implementing the group’s procurement policy and strategy.
You will be responsible for the management of the whole life cycle of contracts from procurement to contract management and review ensuring that the organisation is obtaining value for money (VfM) in all contracts in addition to compliance with relevant Public Contracts Regulations (OJEU/ UKPCR2015).
You will liaise closely with relevant departments within their assigned categories and will be responsible for ensuring that advice and guidance is provided.
You will also provide support to Contract Managers across the assigned categories to ensure smooth operation of procurement and contract management.
About you
It is essential that you are CIPS qualified Level 5 or working/ studying towards it (or equivalent).
You must have strong commercial and business awareness and be customer focused with clear understanding of the ‘internal customer’. Good knowledge of public sector procurement regulations (OJEU/ UKPCR) are also required for this role.
You will be Committed to process improvement, continually analysing processes and driving change where required and be passionate about the benefits a modern procurement function can deliver and communicate with the business to ensure complete buy in.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquare are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the ‘essential eligibility criteria’ for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
Close Date: 2nd August 2021
Interview Date: TBC