Category Manager for Commercial and Procurement Services Team
The Role:
The Category Manager will be a key point of contact providing leadership, influence and supplier relationship management skills. Your sourcing expertise will enable you to take ownership of your category plans and sourcing strategies to directly support top management decisions and deliver value from external contract spend.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manage the tendering of contracts to deliver value for money. This will include developing tender documents, supervising evaluation panels, evaluating pricing, preparing contract award documentation and supporting contracts post-award;
* Incorporate NI Public Procurement Policy into tender exercises, including social value, human rights and supply chain resilience.
* Delivering sourcing strategies with a sound grasp of cost structures, trends and market drivers.
* Manage a portfolio of contracts to provide continuous service delivery to the business.
* Review and manage the best overall commercial arrangements with suppliers selected through robust tender processes in order to contribute to the overall performance, savings and profitability of the business.
* Risk management responsibilities for business critical goods and services and support the business when service or supply issues occur.
* Provide procurement leadership at category councils to agree and then deliver clear category plans which increase value or reduce costs to underpin the wider business plan.
* Combine your understanding of the business needs and your categories to deliver commercial and supply chain improvements.
* Change management responsibilities by challenging existing sourcing decisions; challenging existing ways of working; challenging specifications; challenging suppliers to improve their delivery.
* Build relationships with suppliers to ensure successful and compliant performance of contracts.
* Comply with the Procurement Regulations and Utilities Contracts Regulations and organisation policies.
The Person:
* A 3rd level qualification (HNC, HND or Degree) AND a minimum of 3 years experience in a procurement role (either public or private sector). This should include experience of the preparation and evaluation of tender/bid documents.
OR
* A minimum of 5 years experience in a procurement role (either public or private sector). This should include experience of the preparation and evaluation of tender/bid documents.
* Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) (provide your CIPS membership number) OR be willing to study to obtain CIPS professional qualification with full support of NI Water.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. MS Excel experience should include the ability to analyse and manipulate data for presentation in a professional manner.
* Experience in supplier relationship management.
* Experience of delivering efficiencies in contract spend.
What is in it for you?:
* Dynamic team environment.
* Career plan and opportunities for growth and advancement.
* Generous Annual Leave Allowance.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Laura-Lee Quigley, specialist recruitment consultant at MCS Group.
MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.
#J-18808-Ljbffr