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

.

About you

As a Procurement Category Manager, you will bring to the role:

• 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.

About the role

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

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• 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

How to apply

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

[email protected]

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Libby Nightingale, Senior Consultant on 0113 212 4610

[email protected]

The closing date will be

Sunday 11th January 2025

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

www.leeds.gov.uk/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.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the

Skilled Worker visa

route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Working as part of the management team, you will live and model values and behaviours to help us to achieve our ambition to become the best city council in the country. Your role will be important in ensuring the council is more enterprising and efficient and ensuring that the authority has in place proper arrangements for the administration and delivery of procurements and procurement projects. The role operates within the context of the Council's Business Plan being achieved.

The post holder will be responsible for professional advisory and management functions in respect of complex high risk and high value procurements and procurement projects. Supporting very high complexity procurements, advising clients and ensuring compliance with procedures, process, current contractual arrangements and a range of statutory and regulatory undertakings. The role supports a category management approach and will consist of advising members and directorates on contracts procedure rules

The Procurement Category Manager will be able to demonstrate relevant skills and experience in the management of procurements and will be responsible for the management and monitoring of procurements and identified categories to reduce spend and achieve efficiencies.

Responsibilities for Grade

Provide leadership and management of a category team; identify, develop, manage and monitor procurements undertaken on a regional and inter-council basis.

Qualifications

Degree, CIPS qualification or relevant demonstrable skills or experience.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post within the context of the specific role duties and responsibilities: Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate on the application form that they meet all the essential requirements.

Method of Assessment will be through one or more of the following Application Form, Test, Interview or Certificate.

• Degree, CIPS qualification or relevant demonstrable ...