Category Manager - Public Sector, SC Clearance, Hybrid

Role: Category Manager

Contracting Authority: Public Sector

Contract Length: 18 Months

Location: Hybrid – Reading

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate: Up to £61.76 per hour

Clearance: SC Clearance

An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Category Manager to join their welcoming team.

The Category Manager Role:

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement Category Strategy for specific categories, balancing short and long-term objectives to meet business strategy and efficiencies (savings) in alignment with business stakeholders
• Support and execute strategic sourcing activities in line with approved category strategy and preferred suppliers list, including the execution of the RFx process, supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, business award and contract handover to the business, in compliance with the business requirements as well as organisation policies and directives, including Code of Conduct and Code of Business Ethics
• Support the execution of Supplier Relationship Management for some key suppliers, including supplier segmentation, contract management, supplier risks identification and mitigation and suppliers performance
• Monitor and drive supplier performance, ensuring that suppliers meet contractual obligations using the Supplier Performance Card or specific contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) and secure commercial compensation for supplier contractual noncompliance
• Assist with the development of supplier value including planning and preparation of external management review meetings with segmented suppliers (Management Business Reviews and Executive Business Reviews) in accordance with the organisation’s Supplier Relationship Management framework and the agreed supplier strategy
• Drive operational efficiency in alignment with the Supply Chain Processes and Strategies as well as performance of all activities in line with Supply Chain targets and the Category Group team targets

Key Responsibilities:

• Consistently demonstrating positive behaviours in line with the company's environmental, sustainability, safety, health, security, quality and ethics standards
• Category Management: Develop, implement and drive Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models for assigned categories.Supplier base management and supplier classification (Preferred Supplier List – PSL), securing competition in the supplier base. Implement ways of working according to the organisation’s Category Management Framework including the delivery of Category targets and KPI’s for assigned group of spend categories. Business Intelligence, suppliers benchmark and market insight to support category development. The Category Manager, with the sub-category Team, is responsible for securing and tracking cost reduction, contract management and continuity of Supply Chain.
• Strategic Sourcing:Prepare & execute the RFx process in collaboration with stakeholders including supplier evaluation and selection, supplier negotiations (costs and contract). Contribute to the long-term business ensuring competitive initial cost and total cost development in the product and service life cycle and maintenance of the specific supplier contract for products and services.
• Supplier Relationship Management:Suppliers segmented and managed (quality, performance, risk) in accordance with the organisation’s  Supplier Relationship Management Framework. Monitor and mitigate supplier risks (including CoC, Environmental & Health and Safety as well as dependency on the organisation and the organisation’s dependency on the supplier), make corrective action plans for the identified risks. Supplier Strategies for key suppliers within assigned group of spend categories.
• Stakeholders Collaboration:Secure stakeholders involvement and participation in category strategies, sourcing activities and supplier relationship management activities and share SCM category strategies, PSL, supplier performance etc

If you have relevant Category Manager experience in the public sector, please apply with your up to date CV ASAP.

Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Interviews will take place this week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract opportunity.