Our Public Sector Client require a Category Manager, to be a a key member of their Belfast based Commercial Team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to be responsible for buying contracts with an annual spend in excess of £180m. You will possess leadership, influence, supplier relationship management skills and sourcing expertise to support your categories. You'll take ownership of your category plans and sourcing strategies to directly support top management decisions and deliver value from external contract spend. The successful applicant will have line management responsibilities for a buyer. They will also act as procurement lead on category councils, with a sole authority to approve purchase orders up to a value of £150,000. If you have an eye for detail, enjoy working with people and want to see the difference you can make at work, apply now to take your next step to becoming a future Procurement leader. Responsibilities in brief: Manage a portfolio of contracts to provide continuous service delivery to the business. Manage the tendering of contracts to deliver value for money. Incorporate Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy into tender exercises. Develop and deliver sourcing strategies with a sound grasp of cost structures, trends and cost drivers. Negotiate the best overall commercial arrangements with suppliers. Mitigate risks and ensure that robust contingencies are in place. Provide procurement leadership at category councils. Essential Criteria: 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) OR be willing to study to obtain CIPS professional qualification. Experience in supplier relationship management Experience of delivering efficiencies in contract spend. Desirable Criteria: Experience of managing complex procurement's in a regulated environment. 2 year's experience of managing a tendering portfolio of more than 10 contracts ensuring these are re-tendered to provide continuous service delivery and best value for money. Experience of using an electronic tendering system Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Why use Staffline? This may not matter to you when you're looking for a new opportunity, but we just wanted to tell you a little bit about Staffline. We know that finding the right job can be challenging and we have the tools and resources to help you succeed. An established recruitment agency since 1983, we offer permanent and temporary job solutions to lots of different clients in multiple industry sectors in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. For further information please apply with your up-to-date CV by clicking the button. Skills: Finance Regulation Commercial Procurement sourcing strategies