Category Manager - Housing & Works

We are currently working with large Local Government organisation in the West Midlands who are seeking a skilled Category Manager to Lead agreed category management activity across Housing and Works.

Category Manager – Housing & Works

Start: ASAP
Rate: Negotiable depending on experience (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6Months Initially possible extension
Hybrid working – West Midlands

Main duties

• To manage category management activity from source to contract that underpins the Council’s objectives to transform Procurement & Commercial Services into a leading edge and professional organisation through becoming more focused, more integrated, and more disciplined
• Lead agreed category management activity - People Services, Housing & Works, City Management or Corporate Services.
• Create a centrally coordinated, highly effective procurement function with strong execution capability
• Being highly credible through the delivery of substantial and sustainable savings
• Being an integral strategic partner with directorates / functions and supply chain partners
• To take ownership of category vision and deliver of Category Plans which underpin the sourcing strategies for the Housing & Works category - up to c£220 million addressable spend under contract
• To prioritise risks and issues and manage mitigations across the council

Requirements

• Experience of local government and the public procurement regulations 2015
• Category experience predominantly housing and works and additionally corporate services

If the above role is of interest , please send a copy of your most recent CV to dpalmer@venngroup.com or call us on 07441 916439 and myself or a member of my team will be in touch to discuss further.