Procurement Category Lead £60K Hybrid Working

Are you looking for a role in cutting edge digital services & technology procurement?

Looking for a career in one of only 17 organisations globally to be awarded CIPS Platinum Award for Procurement Excellence?

We have a fantastic role as a IT Commercial Category Lead

Location: WFH/Hybrid - Guildford, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Bristol. (1 DAY IN OFFICE)

Salary: up to £60,000 Fulltime| Permanent

With a belief that connecting people builds communities, creates opportunities, helps the nation thrive, the main aim for our client is to provide all customers with safe and reliable journeys through operating, maintaining, and enhancing one of the most advanced road networks in the world.

Job Purpose:

As an IT Commercial Category Lead

The Commercial & Procurement Digital Services & Technology Team are seeking individuals to join us at this exciting time as we support our Digital Roads programme and our Digital data and technology strategy. There are number of vacancies across a range of digital services and technology categories.

Role Overview:

• Commercial responsibility for designated IT category and ownership of that category strategies.
• Development, review, negotiation and execution of allocated contracts and the commercial management of related suppliers.
• Identify, Drive and deliver cost reduction and value add initiatives that increase efficiency whilst maintaining performance and managing risk.
• Provide commercial support and guidance to a range of stakeholders, ensuring "best outcome" commercial solutions are delivered in line with company objectives, Commercial/Procurement and Category strategies.
• Deal with complex contract and procurement documents and be able to provide guidance to others on their meaning and use. Work within agreed contract and financial delegations and ensure integrity of the procurement process.
• Team management

Experience:

• Public Sector Procurement experience in delivering procurement and commercial services in a large technology focussed environment with a good understanding of public sector procurement and legal processes, PCR2015 /OJEU policies and their application to complex procurements.
• Strong demonstrable IT Category Management experience within the Public Sector with experience in leading the development of category strategies, product road maps /sourcing plans.
• Work collaboratively across a range of stakeholders to support stakeholder management
• Cultivate and encourage an awareness of cost, using clear simple examples of benefits and how to measure outcomes.
• Management and developing of high performing teams and culture change across the team to improve performance.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

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***Due to our clients requirements, applicants must hold current / valid UK RTW***