Category Manager

Category Manager

*IR35 Status.

*The client has stated that this role is Out of Scope of the new off pay-role worker legislation*

Duties of this post include:

Assessing current strategies, cost data and commodity profiles and business needs, in order to convert gathered intelligence into a proposed strategy to leverage best possible value for assigned categories.

Taking ownership of assigned categories, engaging the customer in order to provide the major influence on strategy direction and delivering category benefits.

Leading change in introducing and embedding assigned categories within a challenging environment across.

Applying skills and endeavour to challenge existing boundaries where needed and overcome challenges in implementation.

Drives cost reduction, measures and reviews performance and implements continuous performance improvement, reporting of benefits realization of assigned categories with over-arching business requirements.

To facilitate the delivery of contractual arrangements and supporting structures required to deliver results on assigned categories.

Using knowledge gained and commercial awareness to embed a category management approach.

To support the Group Manager in acting as a change agent for assigned categories including driving relationships, preparing papers and chairing meetings, designing and delivering training solutions and presentations to both internal and external stakeholders.

Captures future demand information and continually reviews changes in the marketplace and industry to reflect these changes within an adapting category strategy.

It would be desirable for candidates to have:

Some Project Management experience

Previous experience working in the Public Sector, ideally within Governmental Procurement

Experience of Crown Commercial Service Framework and GovCloud

This is a contract role working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

.*IR35 Status

.*The client has stated that this role is Out of Scope of the new off pay-role worker legislation*

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