Position: Interim Category Manager (procurement)

location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire (2 days per week in office) 

Contract: 6 months

*OUTSIDE IR35*

Job Description:

Category management responsibility for the Above Ground Capital Delivery programme (includes amongst others storage, pumps, MCCs), reporting into Procurement Manager. Comprehensive and practical knowledge of NEC3&4 contract suites.

Outcomes

Success is achieved when:

• The Category Manager manages and supports the procurement process.
• The Category Manager is effectively supporting the forecasting, planning and awarding contracts and framework agreements that support the Category and therefore the company’s requirements.
• Spend Analysis
• Supplier Performance Monitoring against Contracts
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Supports the procurement team
• Performance against quantitative targets
• Tender Analysis
• Demand Analysis
• Value Analysis
• Spend Mapping
• Supplier Management 

Authorities

• Recommend opportunities for potential savings
• Recommend implementation of contract arrangements to achieve savings
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Identify opportunities for potential savings
• Implement contract arrangements to achieve savings
• Recommend contract award
• Recommend the purchase of goods and services

Competence
Technical

• Achieved or working towards MCIPS, possible degree, typically min 10 years commercial experience

Demonstrate competence in:

• Procurement processes and systems.
• Buying
• Communication and networking skills
• Quickly establishing rapport with internal customers and suppliers
• Preparing requests for tender, analysing and evaluating tenders and recommendations to purchase
• Highly computer literate
• Excellent presentation production skills

Role

• Forecasting and management of workload
• Planning of workload
• Organising internal customers and suppliers
• Monitoring contract performance and reporting of progress, identifying potential cost saving initiatives
• Controlling the procurement process for projects being undertaken

Personal

• Self Management
• Time management, prioritising workload
• Drive to develop new ways to achieve savings
• Resourceful - able to respond to ad hoc requests
• Methodical and thorough
• An eye for detail
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible and able to juggle tasks effectively
• Company Worker
• Keen to deliver
• Administrative ability
• Persistent
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Innovative

Judgement

• Data analysis on spend
• Analysing and evaluating tenders
• Numerically sound
• Recommendations to purchase
• Logical and able to prioritise
• Deductive reasoning
• Priority management
• Detail conscious
• Cost control
• Problem Solving
• Understanding
• Procurement procedures
• Political Environment
• Friendly and approachable
• Interpersonal sensitivity
• Willingness to assist
• Quick to learn
• Curious
• Influential

Communication

• Oral, written, formal, informal communication skills required
• Development of supplier relationships
• Specifically written procurement reports and documenting actions.

• Motor Skills
• Use of keyboard
• Ability to drive

 Environment

1. Decision

The job requires understanding the strong political environment

2. Physical

The job demands working

• Normal office conditions
• Normal office hours extended as required
• Travelling to offices/site as required