Senior Category Manager (Digital, Data And Technology)

Salary: National paying up to £104,000 and London paying up to £115,000

Are you interested in joining a Procurement team that is going through an exciting time of change and transition, leading on Digital, Data & Technology?

The team/department

The Procurement function is responsible for:

• Ensuring the FCA maximises value for money from our suppliers
• Achieves a sustainable cost base
• Compliant with all regulations
• Manages and mitigates commercial risk
• Protects our business and market whilst also keeping it safe and resilient

The Senior Category Manager Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Categories will have accountability for delivering all DDaT related procurements in line with the FCA Technology Vision Statement and Strategy through a framework of Category Strategies. As well as ensuring procurements are in line with our Procurement policies and processes and Public Procurement Regulations, they will support effective Supplier Management (alongside the central and business Supplier Relationship Management teams) and contribute to the overall strategy for procurement. The role will work directly with the Process & Performance Manager to ensure reporting (KPIs, KRIs etc) are provided accurately and in a timely manner, addressing the key MI requirements of each target audience.

What you will be doing (the role)

• Ensure commercial outcomes delivered across DDaT categories are optimal for the company in a compliant and consistent manner and are value adding to its customers
• Develop and manage a pipeline of procurement projects covering all spend (including reporting on an agreed work plan and savings plan) through a Category Management (CM) Structure
• Establish and roll out effective category strategies that align to FCA priorities, including senior stakeholder engagement, market intelligence, pipeline planning and benefits tracking
• Provide comprehensive advice, insights, guidance on best practice procurement linked to strong market intelligence, to stakeholders and colleagues
• Make judgements on supply market capability to deliver FCA’s requirements and develop alternative strategies if needed and to mitigate risks
• Ensure delivery of major tender processes meets business needs, drives right outcome for FCA (within risk appetites and tolerances) identifies cost savings and value adding initiatives
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the Category Managers to develop their capability, enhance their leadership capability
• Take ownership as required of key supplier relationships and manage in line with FCA processes

What you will get from the role

• You’ll join the FCA’s Procurement management team during an exciting time of change and transition
• We have several new senior managers both within Procurement and the wider FCA, so you will build a strong network
• We have launched our new Procurement tool (Atamis) and will add Supplier Relationship Management and CM digital enablement going forward - this with Procurement Reform will be catalysts for taking the team to the next level

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

• Demonstrable evidence of managing commercial and procurement teams in large complex organisations, with a focus on Digital, Data and Technology categories
• Proven procurement experience and relevant market knowledge with a track record of delivering significant procurement benefits including value for money and risk mitigation

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of Public Sector Procurement and its regulations
• Contract and supplier relationship management skills and experience of overseeing complex supplier negotiations including bespoke IT solutions and multi-year contracts
• Comprehensive knowledge of procurement concepts, processes and techniques including supply chain management, TPRM, Total Cost Modelling, supplier performance metrics, risk management and supplier relationships
• Proven strong commercial awareness and analytical skills
• Business improvement: track record in overseeing innovative business improvement initiatives, strategic skills and business acumen
• Strong collaborative and relationship building skills and significant business experience including influencing senior managers and other business “clients”
• Role model strong leadership behaviours in line with the FCA values and capabilities, embedding the Mission and delivering organisational priorities
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent
• Driving and successfully implementing change programmes in ways of working and/or roles and responsibilities within a procurement or commercial function

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our senior manager role.

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.

Multi-location

As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.

Useful information

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 6th March 2024.

This role is graded as Senior Manager – Corporate

When submitting your application, please submit two documents:

• Your CV, and
• Your Cover Letter, answering the following application question “What have you done that makes you suitable for this role, and how will this role meet your career needs?
  

Please ensure you submit both documents. We will reject any application that does not include both documents

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:

For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at [email protected]

For external applicants, please contact Chhavi Bartaria at [email protected]

What to expect from our interview process

The process will involve three separate stages:

• A competency-based interview
• Psychometric Assessment
• Final Interview

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role.

Recruitment Timeline:

• Closing Date: 6th March 2024
• First Round interviews & Assessment: From 13th March & W/C 18th March
• Final Interview: W/C 25th March

Please make the recruiter aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

Application support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.

Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted.