Technology
Birmingham (mainly remote, 2-3 days a month on site)
c. £55,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

The Company

Our client is a market leading specialist providing business critical services that support the infrastructure of some of the UKs largest companies. They are looking to appoint a Procurement Category Manager, ideally with proven experience of public procurement, to ensure the continued growth and success of the business.

The Role

Working closely with a portfolio of contracts, you will be responsible for developing and implementing category management best practice for the contracts supporting them with all their procurement needs.

You will be leading the end-to-end public procurement process which will require management of the Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes in order to secure compliant bids and to award a service provider.

You will support contract management, supplier relationship management and supplier performance activities working closely with the contract management and procurement team.

The Candidate

Proven strategic sourcing experience working with outsourced contracts ideally under public procurement legislation
Demonstrable experience of working with large and complex contractual terms of outsourcers and contract management processes
Experience of supplier negotiations and track record of supplier selection
An enquiring mind and proactive focus
CIPS would be a distinct advantageHow to Apply

To apply in confidence please submit a fully detailed CV online detailing your current remuneration package quoting job reference (phone number removed)