Procurement Category Manager

Job title :
Procurement Category Manager - People Services

Salary : PO6 £ 51,356 - £54,495

Hours : 37

Contract : permanent

Location :
City Centre based, hybrid working offered (1 day in office)

Are you a procurement professional looking to join a dynamic and committed procurement and commercial service? As our next Procurement Category Manager, you'll be inquisitive and thrive on finding solutions in the context of public procurement.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

• Strong relationship (and stakeholder) management and communication skills with the ability to shape and influence change,
• Experience delivering a Category Management approach in the delivery of best practice procurement and achieving value for money,
• Be forward thinking, inquisitive and curious to understand the market and the supply chain,
• Experience applying project management and manage multiple high risks, hight complexity projects,
• Strong procurement and / or supply chain management experience (relevant Degree, CIPS qualification or relevant demonstrable skills or experience)
• Experienced in public sector procurement preferable, although those whose background is not in the public sector but who can demonstrate an understanding of the issues and processes around public sector procurement will also be considered.

As our next Procurement Category Manager, you'll will be responsible for the following duties :

• Provide a professional advisory and management function in respect of high risks, hight complexity procurements across the People Category
• Provide management to a team of procurement practitioners
• Promote and support outcomes focused solutions that will add values and help achieve the Best City Ambitions
• Promote partnership working in and out the Council to support priority outcomes,
• Support to the category management approach and transformation to ensure efficiencies and best outcomes,

The role is integral to Procurement and Commercial Services (PACS), a trusted internal provider at the heart of procurement and commercial activity within Leeds City Council. PACS is a forward-thinking multidisciplinary service. You will be joining a team that is diverse, encouraging, supportive and whose work makes a positive difference to the organisation and residents. You may have experience of people related procurement and commercial related services, or you may be very interested.

The role will provide you with opportunities to continue with your professional development and contribute to the development of leading practices.

You will have a key role in the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and NHS Provider Selection Regime

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

If you are interested in this Procurement Category Manager role, please submit your CV and complete a personal statement of no more than 500 words to our retained recruitment partner, Castlefield Recruitment. Please send your applications to procureme

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Libby Nightingale, Senior Consultant on  Libby.nightinga

For more information about our benefits please see the benefits section of our jobs page.  / jobs

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

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