Interim Category Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Michael Page
£450 Per day
Undetermined
Remote
Birmingham
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- Mostly remote working
- Competitive Day Rate
About Our Client
A Local Authority in the West Midlands.
Job Description
- Leading on a portfolio of contracts, developing procurement plans and ensuring that targeted outcomes are compatible with Category strategies
- Working closely with Service Heads and Managers contribute to the design development, maintenance and delivery of a commercially focused Category Strategies for designated groups of services and/or commodities which meet business objectives, including national, local and sub regional opportunities and deliver service and value for money outcomes.
- Identifying and delivering innovative category Procurement & Commissioning solutions, which provide benefits and result in both savings and process efficiencies across all contracts managed.
- Taking commercial lead and operational responsibility for specific aspects of standard Procurement & Commissioning projects, in particular the structure of tenders; tender evaluation; negotiation; legal requirements; contract award and finalisation.
- Proactively mitigate and manage risk throughout.