Procurement Category Manager (MBPR Buyer), Procurement Team - Central Services Directorate

• *The Procurement Division**

The Procurement Division is responsible for ensuring value-for-money for the Bank for approximately £300m of third party spend annually; and compliance with procurement policies and regulations when the Bank purchases goods, services and works. The team is responsible for undertaking the end-to-end procurement process across a broad range of categories to support all parts of the Bank, implementing category strategies and managing the future sourcing timeline; and is broadly organised into three business partnering teams, covering Technology, Property & Notes Production, and Corporate.

• *Job Description**

This role of Procurement Category Manager (MBPR Buyer) is within the Procurement Division’s Category & Contract Management – Technology team. The position offers the opportunity to develop expertise in the procurement profession and further your procurement career.

The role is part of the Technology commercial business partnering team, which is responsible for procuring IT infrastructure, hardware, software, support, cyber, data, consultancy (professional services), and cloud services.

The Procurement Category Manager (MBPR Buyer) is responsible for:

The delivery of a pipeline of procurement activity, in collaboration with stakeholders within the Bank and other Procurement colleagues. Activities include supporting the Procurement Business Partner, as well as leading on projects independently as a Procurement Category Manager. This includes:

• Developing procurement strategies and identifying routes to market
• Supporting business areas in developing specifications
• Producing tender documents including developing detailed award criteria, commercial models and selecting appropriate contract terms
• Managing the subject matter experts/stakeholders/commercial analyst through the full procurement process including supporting, advising, training on evaluations, managing conflict and communication.
• Administering the tender period including managing clarifications, co-ordinating bidder briefings and meetings
• Running the evaluation process including leading or supporting scoring moderation meetings and undertaking commercial evaluations
• Drafting and finalising contracts ensuring relevant risks and policies are addressed
• Managing the transition from sourcing to contract management of the live contract with the Contract owner/manager.

Creating, reviewing, amending, managing approval, and publishing of notices for tendering opportunities and contract awards.

Other responsibilities include

• Advising the Procurement Business Partner on the strategic direction of the category, by collaborating closely with colleagues across the Bank to understand business area strategies and long-term requirements.
• Generating and analysing essential spend data, market insights, supplier reports and contract performance metrics to support business areas.
• Providing governance support to ensure compliance with the directions of the Commercial Oversight Group and other management boards. Liaising with professionals in Finance, Environment, Social and Governance, Technology, Cyber, Legal and other areas, to ensure compliance with savings targets and environmental measures, amongst other interactions.
• Supporting the Procurement Business Partner embed effective risk management by implementing risk controls to drive compliance to policy
• Supporting the Procurement Business Partner with the development of commercial competencies across the Bank, through regular engagement and training.
• Driving sustainability in the category, by notably working closely with Subject Matter Specialists
• Working with the Supplier Management team to ensure supplier and contract management best practice is implemented in line with the Bank’s framework

Providing support to the wider team to meet peaks in tendering activity.

• *Role Requirements**

Minimum Criteria

• Proven track record of managing a complex pipeline of work, delivering innovative commercial solutions through the application of strategic sourcing techniques and use of relevant systems and contracts

Experience of the end-to-end sourcing process for high value and/or high complexity contracts

Essential Criteria

• Experience of working in procurement in the public sector.
• Experience of the Public Contract regulations PCR2015; and knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023
• Strong stakeholder management skills and assertiveness, with ability to challenge
• Strong communication skills, ability to build rapport and constructive relationships
• Knowledge and experience of a range of routes-to-market and contract models
• Demonstrable excellent organisational, planning and time management skills